Agriculture, livestock advance on the CBOT

Published April 4, 2009 by TNJ Staff
Business

Agriculture futures rose Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for May delivery jumped 13 cents to $5.635 a bushel; May corn gained 2 cents to $4.045 a bushel; May oats rose 1.5 cents to $1.99 a bushel; and May soybeans advanced 18.5 cents to $9.955 a bushel.

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

June live cattle rose 1.17 cents to 84.17 cents a pound; May feeder cattle edged up 1.05 cents to 96.7 cents a pound; June lean hogs rose 1.55 cents to 73.65 cents a pound; and May pork bellies gained 1.02 cents to 88.82 cents a pound.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.

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