Grain futures fall, pork prices rise

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Grain futures fall, pork prices rise

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CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures fell Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for March delivery fell 15.75 cents to $6.9925 a bushel; March corn fell 3.25 cents to $6.9350 a bushel; March oats dropped 10.50 cents to $3.7750 a bushel; while March soybeans fell 10 cents to $14.5125 a bushel.

Beef futures were mixed, while pork prices rose on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

April live cattle added 0.20 cent to $1.2842 a pound; March feeder cattle fell 0.45 cent to $1.4080 a pound; April lean hogs added 0.25 cent to 81.90 cents a pound.