Agriculture futures were mostly higher early Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.Wheat for March delivery gained 2.25 cents to $5.47 a bushel, while March corn rose 1.25 cents to $4.15 a bushel and soybeans for January delivery jumped 7 cents to $10.515 a bushel. March oats were flat at $2.7625 a bushel.Meanwhile, beef and pork futures advanced on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.February live cattle edged up 0.8 cent to 85.85 cents a pound; January feeder cattle added 0.73 cent to 95.85 cents a pound; February lean hogs rose 0.53 cent to 66.15 cents a pound; and February pork bellies climbed 2.8 cents to 89.1 cents a pound.