Agriculture futures mostly fall on CBOT
By The Associated Press Sunday, April 20, 2008CHICAGO - Agriculture futures mostly traded lower Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for May delivery fell 43 cents to $8.70 a bushel; May corn lost 4 cents to $5.995 a bushel; May oats dropped 0.5 cent to $3.78 a bushel; May soybeans rose 11 cents to $13.615 a bushel.
Beef futures traded higher and pork futures traded mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
April live cattle rose 0.58 cent to 90.05 cents a pound; April cattle added 0.25 cent to $1.004 a pound; May lean hogs gained 0.07 cent to 71.72 cents a pound; May pork bellies fell 1.8 cents to 78.15 cents a pound.
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