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Grains futures trade mixed; beef rises, pork down

June 1, 2010

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CHICAGO—

Grains futures were mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for July delivery dropped 7 cents to $4.5075 a bushel, while July corn fell 5 cents to $3.54 a bushel and oats for July delivery climbed 3.25 cents to $1.9425 a bushel. July soybeans slid 5.75 cents to $9.32 a bushel.
Meanwhile, beef futures traded higher and pork futures fell on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
June live cattle added 0.28 cent to 90.8 cents a poundAugust feeder cattle rose 1.05 cents to $1.0947 a poundJune lean hogs lost 0.45 cent to 81.4 cents a poundand July pork bellies shed 0.85 cent to $1.0205 a pound.