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

CHICAGO — Grains futures fell Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for September delivery fell 20.75 cents to $6.7250 a bushel; December corn fell 17.50 cents to $6.6875 a bushel; December oats fell 5.50 cents to $3.5750 a bushel; while November soybeans fell 14.25 cents to $13.5725 a bushel.

Beef futures rise, while pork futures fell on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

October live cattle rose 1.17 cent to $1.1732 a pound; August feeder cattle rose 1.25 cent to $1.3705 a pound; October lean hogs fell 0.05 cent to 92.40 cents a pound.

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