U.S. agricultural futures close mixed

CHICAGO, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed mixed on Thursday, with corn and soybean rising and wheat dropping.

The most active corn contract for July delivery rose 5.75 cents, or 0.74 percent, to settle at 7.8375 U.S. dollars per bushel. July wheat dropped 16.75 cents, or 1.49 percent, to settle at 11.045 dollars per bushel. July soybean climbed 0.25 cents, or 0.02 percent, to settle at 16.6525 dollars per bushel.