Grains higher, livestock mixed
Posted August 16, 2018 7:00 am
Wheat for Sept. gained 10 cents at 5.4225 a bushel; Sept. corn was up 3.75 cents at 3.6525 a bushel; Sept. oats rose 4 cents at $2.5375 bushel; while Sep. soybeans increased 28 cents at $8.8550 a bushel.
Beef was mixed and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Aug. live cattle was unchanged at $1.0832 a pound; Aug. feeder cattle rose 1.22 cents at 1.5027 a pound; while Oct. lean hogs gained 3 cents at $.5547 a pound.
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