Grains futures rise on Chicago Board of Trade; Beef, pork prices mostly trade higher

By AP
Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Grains futures up, Livestock prices mostly rise

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

Wheat for December delivery added 8.25 cents to $6.555 a bushel; December corn gained 11.5 cents to $4.83 a bushel; December oats jumped 6.5 cents to $3.44 a bushel; and soybeans for November delivery rose 14.5 cents to $10.685 a bushel.

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

December live cattle added 0.30 cent to 97.60 cents a pound; November feeder cattle edged up 0.08 cent to $1.1075 a pound; December lean hogs gained 0.60 cent to 72.50 cents a pound; and February pork bellies were flat at $1.0850 a pound.

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