Grains mostly higher, livestock higher
Posted January 17, 2018 6:00 am
CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for March delivery was up 2.80 cents at $4.1820 a bushel; March corn rose 3.80 cents at 3.5040 a bushel; March oats gained 1 cent at $2.5320 a bushel while January soybeans fell 5.20 cents at $9.6420 a bushel.
Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
February live cattle was up 1.18 cents at $1.1938 a pound; January feeder cattle rose 1.20 cents at $1.4663 a pound; February lean hogs gained .45 cent at $.7303 a pound.
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