Grains futures drop on Chicago Board of Trade; beef, pork futures trade mixed

Grains futures drop, livestock prices trade mixed

CHICAGO — Grain futures fell Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for December delivery dropped 13.75 cents to $7.18 a bushel; December corn shed 3 cents to $5.0525 bushel; December oats fell 7.5 cents to $3.515 a bushel; while soybeans for November delivery slid 4.5 cents to $10.80 a bushel.

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

October live cattle shed 0.65 cent to 97.50 cents a pound; October feeder cattle fell 0.10 cent to $1.1065 a pound; October lean hogs added 0.78 cent to 79.30 cents a pound; while February pork bellies were flat at $1.0850 a pound.