Agriculture futures mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade; beef, pork futures trade mixed
By APWednesday, April 22, 2009
Agriculture futures trade mixed on the CBOT
CHICAGO — Agriculture futures were mixed Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for December delivery fell 2.75 cents to $5.5975 a bushel, while December corn lost 4 cents to $3.91 a bushel and oats for December delivery edged down 1.5 cents to $2.58 a bushel. January soybeans advanced 7 cents to $10.46 a bushel.
Meanwhile, beef and pork futures traded higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
December live cattle inched up 0.28 cent to 83.95 cents a pound; January feeder cattle rose 0.85 cent to 92.67 cents a pound; December lean hogs climbed 1.63 cents to 57.6 cents a pound; and February pork bellies added 0.05 cent to 87.12 cents a pound.
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Tags: Beef Markets, Board-of-trade, Chicago, Coarse Grain Markets, Commodity Markets, Corn Markets, Grain Markets, Illinois, Lost, North America, Pork Markets, Soft Commodity Markets, United States, Wheat Markets
Tags: Beef Markets, Board-of-trade, Chicago, Coarse Grain Markets, Commodity Markets, Corn Markets, Grain Markets, Illinois, Lost, North America, Pork Markets, Soft Commodity Markets, United States, Wheat Markets
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