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<tr><td>Agriculture futures were higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.</td>

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<tr><td>Wheat for March delivery gained 0.5 cent to $5.375 a bushel</td><td>March corn jumped 11.5 cents to $4.045 a bushel</td><td>March oats rose 3 cents to $2.59 a bushel</td><td>and January soybeans added 8 cents to $10.35 a bushel.</td>

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<tr><td>Meanwhile, beef and pork futures were mostly higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.</td>

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<tr><td>February live cattle jumped 1.1 cents to 83.27 cents a pound</td><td>January feeder cattle rose 0.86 cent to 91.57 cents a pound</td><td>February lean hogs were unchanged at 65.42 cents a pound</td><td>and February pork bellies gained 1.05 cents to 86.10 cents a pound.</td>

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