U.S. agricultural futures close mixed

CHICAGO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed mixed on Monday, with corn and wheat falling and soybean rising.

The most active corn contract for May delivery fell 1.25 cents, or 0.2 percent, to settle at 6.33 U.S. dollars per bushel. May wheat lost 9.75 cents, or 1.37 percent, to settle at 7.0075 dollars per bushel. May soybean rose 9.5 cents, or 0.64 percent, to settle at 14.86 dollars per bushel.