Grains futures, livestock prices trade mixed

[November 24, 2010]  CHICAGO (AP) --  Grains futures traded mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for March delivery dropped 3.75 cents to $6.8075 a bushel; March corn jumped 13.75 cents to $5.43 a bushel; March oats fell 3.75 cents to $3.60 a bushel; while soybeans for January delivery rose 17.5 cents to $12.39 a bushel.

Beef and pork futures were also mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

February live cattle added 0.62 cent to $1.0520 a pound; January feeder cattle gained 0.42 cent to $1.1782 a pound; February lean hogs dipped 0.02 cent to 76.90 cents a pound; while February pork bellies were flat at $1.0450 a pound.

[Associated Press]

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