CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn was up 0.25 cent at $4.89 a bushel. Mar. wheat was off 0.25 cent at $5.54 a bushel. Mar. oats was up 6 cents at $3.68 a bushel. Mar. soybeans was down 0.25 cent at $10.64 a bushel. Beef was higher and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn gained 0.25 cent at $4.84 a bushel. Mar. wheat was unchanged at $5.54 a bushel. Mar. oats lost 6.5 cents at $3.65 a bushel. Mar. soybeans rose by 0.25 cent at $10.56 a bushel. Beef was higher and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Wheat also edged lower after hitting a one-month high on Wednesday with support from severe cold in some US wheat belts. The most active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was down 0.3% at $10.53-1/4 a bushel by 1204 GMT, after touching its highest level since late July in the previous session.

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CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed in early trading Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn fell by 1 cents at $4.89 a bushel. Mar. wheat was up 3 cents at $5.62 a bushel. Mar. oats lost 1.75 cents at $3.71 a bushel. Mar. soybeans was up 1.75 cents at $10.69 a bushel.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly higher Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn was unchanged at $4.89 a bushel. Mar. wheat fell by 0.5 cent at $5.58 a bushel. Mar. oats gained 9 cents at $3.71 a bushel. Mar. soybeans rose by 0.5 cent at $10.68 a bushel. Beef was lower and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn rose by 0.5 cent at $4.85 a bushel. Mar. wheat gained 0.25 cent at $5.39 a bushel. Mar. oats rose by 13.25 cents at $3.62 a bushel. Mar. soybeans gained 1.25 cents at ...

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