U.S. agricultural futures close mixed

CHICAGO, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed mixed on Monday, with corn rising and wheat and soybean dropping.

The most active corn contract for March delivery rose 2.25 cents, or 0.41 percent, to settle at 5.4925 U.S. dollars per bushel. March wheat shed 12 cents, or 1.81 percent, to settle at 6.51 dollars per bushel. March soybean lost 4.75 cents, or 0.35 percent, to close at 13.6525 dollars per bushel.