Grains mixed on the CBOT; beef falls, pork mixed

[August 07, 2010]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Grains futures were mixed Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for September delivery lost 60 cents to $7.2575 a bushel, while September corn added 1.5 cents to $4.05 a bushel and oats for September delivery fell 2.5 cents to $2.795 a bushel. November soybeans rose 4.5 cents to $10.335 a bushel.

Meanwhile, beef futures fell and pork futures traded mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

October live cattle edged down 0.72 cent to 95.55 cents a pound, August feeder cattle slipped 0.3 cent to $1.124 a pound, October lean hogs shed 1.95 cents to 74.07 cents a pound, and August pork bellies jumped 4.5 cents to $1.23 a pound.

[Associated Press]

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