Agriculture futures trade mixed on CBOT

[November 20, 2008]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Agriculture futures were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for December delivery fell 2.75 cents to $5.27 a bushel; December corn lost 1.25 cents to $3.7875 a bushel; December oats rose 0.75 cent to $2.1625 a bushel; and January soybeans fell 5 cents to $8.97 a bushel.

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

December live cattle lost 2.95 cents to 84.2 cents a pound; November feeder cattle fell 0.18 cent to 95.57 cents a pound; December lean hogs gained 0.47 cent to 55.92 cents a pound; and February pork bellies rose 0.1 cent to 84.6 cents a pound.

[Associated Press]

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