U.S. agricultural futures close mixed

CHICAGO, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed mixed on Wednesday, with corn rising slightly and wheat and soybean falling.

The most active corn contract for December delivery rose 2 cents, or 0.34 percent, to settle at 5.9625 U.S. dollars per bushel. September wheat fell 11 cents, or 1.42 percent, to settle at 7.6375 dollars per bushel. November soybean lost 16.75 cents, or 1.21 percent, to settle at 13.6975 dollars per bushel.