U.S. agricultural futures fall


By Xu Jing

CHICAGO, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures fell across the board on Tuesday, led by wheat.

The most active corn contract for May delivery fell 3 cents, or 0.47 percent, to settle at 6.30 U.S. dollars per bushel. May wheat plunged 17.5 cents, or 2.5 percent, to settle at 6.8325 dollars per bushel. May soybean lost 19 cents, or 1.28 percent, to settle at 14.67 dollars per bushel.

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