U.S. agricultural futures close mixed

CHICAGO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed mixed on Wednesday, with corn and soybean rising and wheat dropping.

The most active corn contract for March delivery rose 1.75 cents, or 0.33 percent, to settle at 5.34 U.S. dollars per bushel. March wheat lost 7 cents, or 1.05 percent, to settle at 6.5825 dollars per bushel. March soybean gained 4.5 cents, or 0.33 percent, to close at 13.7475 dollars per bushel.