U.S. agricultural futures close mixed

CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed mixed on Tuesday, with corn rising and wheat and soybean falling.

The most active corn contract for March delivery rose 2.25 cents, or 0.34 percent, to settle at 6.55 U.S. dollars per bushel. March wheat lost 10.5 cents, or 1.42 percent, to settle at 7.31 dollars per bushel. March soybean fell 3.5 cents, or 0.24 percent, to settle at 14.85 dollars per bushel.