CHICAGO — Grain futures were higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for Mar delivery gained 9 cents to $6.0650 a bushel; Mar corn was up 9 cents to 4.0750 a bushel; Mar oats rose 1 cent to $3.1250 a bushel; while Jan soybeans advanced 5 cents to $10.4725 bushel.
Beef and pork were lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Feb live cattle was off .40 cents to $1.6217 a pound; Jan feeder cattle was 3 cents lower at $2.2560 a pound; while Feb lean hogs fell 1.10 cents to $.8325 a pound.
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