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Agriculture futures trade mixed on the CBOT

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[February 04, 2010]    CHICAGO (AP) -- Agriculture futures were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for March delivery jumped 14.25 cents to $5.6725 a bushel, while March corn rose 3 cents to $4.2175 a bushel and oats for March delivery gained 3 cents to $2.77 a bushel. March soybeans lost 2 cents to $10.59 a bushel.

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

February live cattle edged down 0.37 cent to 85.95 cents a pound; March feeder cattle shed 0.17 cent to 96.75 cents a pound; February lean hogs fell 1.03 cents to 66.57 cents a pound; and February pork bellies slipped 0.1 cent to 87.6 cents a pound.

[Associated Press]

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