Agriculture futures trade lower on the CBOT

Wheat, corn, oats, soybeans slide on the Chicago Board of Trade; beef futures fall, pork mixed

CHICAGO (AP) --

Agriculture futures fell Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for December delivery dropped 15 cents to $4.9725 a bushel, while
December corn slid 9.5 cents to $3.67 a bushel and oats for December delivery
fell 1.75 cents to $2.54 a bushel. January soybeans plunged 17 cents to $9.55 a
bushel.
Meanwhile, beef futures were lower and pork futures traded mixed on the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange.
December live cattle fell 1.35 cents to 85 cents a pound
January feeder cattle lost 1.1 cents to 96.07 cents a pound
December lean hogs edged down 0.9 cent to 55.7 cents a pound
and February pork bellies gained 1.3 cents to 86.1 cents a pound.