U.S. agricultural futures fall


By Xu Jing

CHICAGO, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures fell across the board on Friday, led by corn.

The most active corn contract for December delivery plunged 32.75 cents, or 5.28 percent, to settle at 5.88 U.S. dollars per bushel. September wheat fell 6.25 cents, or 0.83 percent, to settle at 7.465 dollars per bushel. November soybean lost 29.5 cents, or 2.2 percent, to settle at 13.1 dollars per bushel.

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