CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mixed Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for March delivery was up 3.20 cents at $4.3360 a bushel; March corn rose .20 cent at 3.4920 a bushel; March oats fell 2.60 cents at $2.5060 a bushel while January soybeans lost 4 cents at $9.41 a bushel.

Beef mixed and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

February live cattle was off .17 cent at $1.1688 a pound; January feeder cattle was up .50 cent at $1.4420 a pound; February lean hogs was down .42 cent at $.7123 a pound.

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