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Agriculture Futures Rise on CBOT

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[February 26, 2008]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Agriculture futures traded higher Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for May delivery rose 60 cents to $11.245 a bushel; March corn added 11 cents to $5.3325 a bushel; March oats gained 20 cents to $4.04 a bushel; May soybeans increased 31 cents to $14.6925 a bushel.

Beef futures rose and pork futures fell on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

February live cattle added 0.60 cent to 92.60 cents a pound; March feeder cattle gained 0.28 cent to $1.0420 a pound; April lean hogs declined 3 cents to 60.50 cents a pound; March pork bellies fell 0.60 cent to 93.35 cents a pound.

[Associated Press]

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