Wheat, corn, soybean futures trade higher on CBOT

[July 03, 2008]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Agriculture futures traded higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for July delivery rose 15.5 cents to $8.6525 a bushel; July corn jumped 29.25 cents to $7.4875 a bushel; July oats added 16 cents to $4.54 a bushel; July soybeans rose 17.75 cents to $16.4575 a bushel.

Beef and pork futures traded mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

August live cattle rose 0.68 cent to $1.04 cents a pound; August cattle fell 0.02 cent to $1.1215 a pound; July lean hogs gained 0.92 cent to 71.82 cents a pound; July pork bellies fell 1.85 cents to 69.05 cents a pound.

[Associated Press]

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