CHICAGO - Grains futures were mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery rose 2 cents to $6.8525 a bushel; July corn fell 3.25 cents to $6.495 a bushel; July oats fell 12.25 cents to $3.6325 a bushel; while July soybeans jumped 16 cents to $14.645 a bushel. Beef and pork prices rose on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. June live cattle rose 0.72 cent to $1.2012 a pound; August feeder cattle rose 1.10 cent to $1.4447 a pound; June lean hogs added 0.55 cent to 92.07 cents a pound.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Special K was once just a line of cereals. Today, it's a diet food empire. The brand first hit shelves in 1955 as a no-frills breakfast alternative but now caters to dieters who see its airy chips and pastries as a way to beat cravings and lose weight. And this summer, Kellogg Co. is building on its biggest moneymaker with a "hot cereal" called Special K Nourish that's made with quinoa and other grains.

If you are what you eat, then it could be said that chefs are what they cook. In an exclusive series from Relaxnews, some of the top chefs from around the world share their favorite food ingredient to prepare and eat, every week. Whether it be lemons, apricots, or sea urchin, the answers are as varied as the chefs themselves. This week, French chef Paul Pairet of Ultraviolet and Mr and Mrs Bund in Shanghai discusses the beauty of eggs in a rapid-fire Q & A with Relaxnews. Relaxnews: Why did you choose this ingredient?

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Hundreds of tons of frozen mutton, lamb and beef from New Zealand have been stranded on Chinese docks after China halted their import due to a certification dispute. China is New Zealand's largest export market and its largest consumer of sheep meat. China has blocked all New Zealand frozen beef and sheep meat that has arrived there in the past two or three weeks, said Dan Coup, trade and economic manager for the Meat Industry Association of New Zealand.