Wheat, oats futures rise on Chicago BOT, soybeans, corn drop; Beef and pork prices fall

Agriculture futures trade mixed on Chicago BOT

CHICAGO — Agriculture futures were mixed early Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for December delivery dropped 5 cents to $5.22 a bushel; December corn shed 4.5 cents to $3.735 a bushel; while January soybeans rose 1.25 cents to $9.90 a bushel. December oats were unchanged at $2.475 a bushel.

In other trading, livestock futures were mostly higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

December live cattle added 0.10 cent to 87.25 cents a pound; November feeder cattle dipped 0.02 cent to 95.85 cents a pound; December lean hogs rose 1.40 cents to 54.85 cents a pound; and February pork bellies traded 1.93 cents higher to 90.90 cents a pound.