Grain futures mostly rise, beef prices fall

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

Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) -- Grains futures mostly rose Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for July delivery rose 7 cents to $6.875 a bushel; July corn rose 4.75 cents to $6.7325 a bushel; July oats rose 1.25 cent to $3.9775 a bushel; while July soybeans fell 1.75 cent to $15.1075 a bushel.

Beef prices fell, while pork prices rose on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

August live cattle fell 0.23 cent to $1.1902 a pound; August feeder cattle fell 0.72 cent to $1.4380 a pound; July lean hogs rose 0.75 cent to 98.70 cents a pound.