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Agriculture Futures Rise on CBOT

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[March 12, 2008]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Agriculture futures traded higher Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for May delivery rose 60 cents to $12.23 a bushel; May corn added 6.75 cents to $5.725 a bushel; May oats gained 11.75 cents to $4.025 a bushel; May soybeans climbed 1.25 cents to $14.0775 a bushel.

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

April live cattle added 0.15 cent to 89.90 cents a pound; April feeder cattle slipped 0.77 cent to $1.0235 a pound; April lean hogs gained 0.68 cent to 58.40 cents a pound; March pork bellies increased 1.20 cents to 79.70 cents a pound.

[Associated Press]

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