Agriculture prices rise on Chicago BOT; beef and pork futures mostly gain
| Agriculture futures were higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. | |||
| Wheat for March delivery gained 0.5 cent to $5.375 a bushel | March corn jumped 11.5 cents to $4.045 a bushel | March oats rose 3 cents to $2.59 a bushel | and January soybeans added 8 cents to $10.35 a bushel. |
| Meanwhile, beef and pork futures were mostly higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. | |||
| February live cattle jumped 1.1 cents to 83.27 cents a pound | January feeder cattle rose 0.86 cent to 91.57 cents a pound | February lean hogs were unchanged at 65.42 cents a pound | and February pork bellies gained 1.05 cents to 86.10 cents a pound. |
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