Agriculture futures trade mixed on CBOT

[November 18, 2008]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Agriculture futures were mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for December delivery lost 20.5 cents to $5.3375 a bushel; December corn rose 5.5 cents to $3.8575 a bushel; December oats were unchanged at $2.155 a bushel; and November soybeans gained 10.5 cents to $9.065 a bushel.

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

December live cattle fell 1.75 cents to 88.3 cents a pound, while November feeder cattle shed 0.68 cent to 96.02 cents a pound. December lean hogs lost 0.27 cent to 55.3 cents a pound and February pork bellies fell 0.6 cent to 84.7 cents a pound.

[Associated Press]

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