U.S. agricultural futures close mixed

CHICAGO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed mixed on Thursday, with corn and wheat falling and soybean rising slightly.

The most active corn contract for July delivery fell 11.75 cents, or 1.98 percent, to settle at 5.8225 U.S. dollars per bushel. July wheat plunged 14 cents, or 2.18 percent, to settle at 6.2725 dollars per bushel. July soybean rose 1.5 cents, or 0.11 percent, to settle at 14.055 dollars per bushel.