U.S. agricultural futures close mixed

CHICAGO, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed mixed on Tuesday, with corn and wheat slipping and soybean rising.

The most active corn contract for May delivery fell 3.25 cents, or 0.43 percent, to settle at 7.53 U.S. dollars per bushel. May wheat lost one cent, or 0.09 percent, to settle at 11.1825 dollars per bushel. May soybean rose 5.5 cents, or 0.33 percent, to settle at 16.965 dollars per bushel.