Grain futures rise, livestock prices mixed

CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures rose Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for May delivery rose 17 cents to $7.1475 a bushel; May corn rose 7.25 cents to $6.585 a bushel; May oats rose 6.75 cents to $3.805 a bushel; while May soybeans rose 11 cents to $14.13 a bushel.

Beef and pork prices were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

June live cattle added 0.10 cent to $1.2075 a pound; May feeder cattle fell 0.85 cent to $1.4092 a pound; June lean hogs rose 0.45 cent to 89.90 cents a pound.

Source: Associated Press