Agriculture futures trade higher on the CBOT

[February 10, 2009]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Agriculture futures traded higher Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for March delivery climbed 8 cents to $5.65 a bushel; March corn rose 0.25 cent to $3.775 a bushel; March oats added 1 cent to $1.96 a bushel; and March soybeans traded up 1 cent to $10.02 a bushel.

Beef futures rose, while pork futures fell on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

April live cattle traded up 1.05 cents to 87.75 cents a pound, while March feeder cattle rose 1.20 cents to 95.55 cents a pound. February lean hogs lost 0.30 cent to 56.05 cents a pound, and February pork bellies slid 1.98 cents to 77.02 cents a pound.

[Associated Press]

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