Agriculture futures trade mixed on the CBOT - 11/17
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Posted: 5:48 PM Nov 17, 2009
Agriculture futures trade mixed on the CBOT - 11/17
Agriculture futures trade mixed on the CBOT
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CHICAGO (AP) - Agriculture futures were mixed Tuesday on the
Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for December delivery jumped 12.5 cents to $5.7475 a
bushel, while December corn slipped 0.25 cent to $4.02 a bushel and
oats for December delivery fell 2.5 cents to $2.615 a bushel.
January soybeans climbed 19.5 cents to $10.295 a bushel.

Meanwhile, beef and pork futures traded higher on the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange.

December live cattle edged up 0.5 cent to 84.07 cents a pound;
January feeder cattle gained 0.4 cent to 92.77 cents a pound;
December lean hogs rose 1.45 cents to 56.4 cents a pound; and
February pork bellies added 1.2 cents to 88.6 cents a pound.

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