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Grain futures mixed, beef prices rise
Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 9:10 AM

CHICAGO (AP) -- Grain prices were mixed Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for March delivery fell 7 cents to $7.25 a bushel; March corn added 1 cent to $7.31 a bushel; March oats were flat at $3.89 a bushel; and January soybeans rose 1.25 cent to $14.76 a bushel.

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

February live cattle rose 0.13 cent to $1.3040 a pound; January feeder cattle rose 0.73 cent to $1.5050 a pound; February lean hogs shed 0.27 cent to 83.65 cents a pound.

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