Monday, March 23, 2009
Agriculture futures were mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for May delivery fell 1 cent to $5.4925 a bushelMay corn lost 1 cent to $3.955 a bushelMay oats slipped 0.5 cent to $1.995 a busheland May soybeans rose 3.5 cents to $9.555 a bushel.
Beef futures traded higher and pork futures fell on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
April live cattle advanced 0.75 cent to 85.95 cents a poundMay feeder cattle gained 0.68 cent to 96.05 cents a poundApril lean hogs fell 1.1 cents to 60.65 cents a poundand May pork bellies lost 3 cents to 88.5 cents a pound.

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