U.S. agricultural futures close mixed

CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed mixed on Thursday, with corn and soybean rising and wheat slipping.

The most active corn contract for March delivery rose 9.5 cents, or 2 percent, to settle at 4.84 U.S. dollars per bushel. March wheat slipped 0.25 cents, or 0.04 percent, to settle at 6.405 dollars per bushel. March soybean gained 10.5 cents, or 0.81 percent, to close at 13.11 dollars per bushel.