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Grains futures rise, livestock prices up

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[October 09, 2010]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Grain futures gained Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for December delivery rose 60 cents to $7.1925 a bushel, December corn jumped 30 cents to $5.2825 a bushel, December oats climbed 20 cents to $3.695 a bushel, and soybeans for November delivery gained 70 cents to $11.35 a bushel.

Beef and pork futures mostly rose on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  December live cattle increased 1.77 cents to 98.87 cents a pound
November feeder cattle rose 1.32 cents to $1.0765 a pound. December lean hogs rose 2.55 cents to 73.85 cents a pound while February pork bellies were flat at $1.03 a pound

[Associated Press]

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