Agriculture futures trade mostly higher on CBOT

CHICAGO

Friday, 29 August 2008 15:26:18

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Agriculture futures traded mostly higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for December delivery fell 5 cents to $8.06 a bushel; December corn added 1 cent to $5.8875 a bushel; December oats rose 0.5 cent to $3.605 a bushel; November soybeans rose 10 cents to $13.34 a bushel.

Beef futures traded mixed and pork futures traded higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

August live cattle rose 0.18 cent to $1.0125 a pound; September feeder cattle fell 0.05 cent to $1.1105 a pound; October lean hogs gained 0.43 cent to 68.95 cents a pound; February pork bellies rose 1.9 cents to 92.1 cents a pound.