Agriculture futures trade mixed on CBOT

[September 26, 2008]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Agriculture futures traded mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for December delivery rose 6 cents to $7.3625 a bushel; December corn fell 4.75 cents to $5.5825 a bushel; December oats added 1 cent to $3.35 a bushel; November soybeans declined 4 cents to $11.83 a bushel.

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

October live cattle fell 1.22 cents to $1.0095 a pound; October cattle slipped 0.75 cent to $1.0685 a pound; October lean hogs rose 0.32 cent to 69.27 cents a pound; February pork bellies rose 0.12 cent to 98.12 cents a pound.

[Associated Press]

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