Wheat, corn, oats futures rise on Chicago BOT, livestock prices mostly trade higher

Agriculture futures mostly higher on Chicago BOT

CHICAGO — Agriculture futures were mostly higher Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for December delivery added 6.25 cent to $5.81 a bushel; December corn gained 5.5 cents to $4.075 a bushel; January soybeans jumped 17.5 cents to $10.47 a bushel; and oats for December delivery were unchanged at $2.615 a bushel.

In other trading, beef and pork prices were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

February live cattle shed 0.30 cent to 85.35 cents a pound; January feeder cattle dropped 0.47 cent to 92.30 cents a pound; December lean hogs added 0.10 cent to 56.50 cents a pound; and February pork bellies were unchanged at 88.60 cents a pound.