Wheat, corn and oat futures rise on the CBOT; beef and pork prices mixed

CHICAGO (AP) - Grains futures traded mostly higher Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for May delivery rose 0.75 cents to $7.9825 a bushel; July corn added 7.25 cents to $7.8125 a bushel; May oats gained 8 cents to $4.0150 a bushel; while soybeans for May delivery fell 23.75 cents to $13.6850 a bushel.

Beef and pork traded mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

June live cattle fell 0.05 cent to $1.1690 a pound; August feeder cattle fell 0.93 cent to $1.3762 a pound; June lean hogs added 0.40 cent to $1.0105 a pound; while May pork bellies rose 3 cents at $1.2450 a pound.

(Source: http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D9MHLQP00)