U.S. agricultural futures fall


By Xu Jing
  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021

CHICAGO, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures fell across the board on Tuesday, led by soybean.

The most active corn contract for March delivery fell 5.5 cents, or 1.03 percent, to settle at 5.26 U.S. dollars per bushel. March wheat lost 3.25 cents, or 0.48 percent, to settle at 6.7225 dollars per bushel. March soybean shed 31 cents, or 2.19 percent, to close at 13.8575 dollars per bushel.

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