September 05, 2008
Agriculture futures end trading lower on CBOT
The Associated PressAgriculture futures traded lower Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for December delivery fell 25.5 cents to $7.515 a bushel; December corn fell 16 cents to $5.485 a bushel; December oats lost 2 cents to $3.41 a bushel; November soybeans shed 58 cents to $11.77 a bushel.
Beef and pork futures traded mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
October live cattle fell 0.35 cent to $1.0295 a pound; October cattle gained 0.30 cent to $1.1067 a pound; October lean hogs rose 0.4 cent to 69.42 cents a pound; February pork bellies fell 1.32 cents to 86.1 cents a pound.