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

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A field full of wheat is seen on June 13, 2007 in London, Ohio. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Kiichiro Sato

CHICAGO – Grains futures mostly rose Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for May delivery rose 7.5 cents t0 $6.715 a bushel; May corn rose 8.75 cents to $6.51 a bushel; May oats were flat at $3.7625 a bushel; while May soybeans rose 4.25 cents to $13.95 a bushel.

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

June live cattle slid 0.15 cent to $1.2395 a pound; May feeder cattle fell 0.30 cent to $1.4737 a pound; June lean hogs rose 0.68 cent to 92.25 cents a pound.

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