Chicago agri commodity futures market closes higher
Saturday, 8 March 2014
CHICAGO, Mar 7 (Xinhua): Chicago agricultural commodity futures were traded higher yesterday, supported mostly by better- than-expected export for US crops.
The most active corn contract for May delivery rose 9 cents, or 1.87 per cent, to settle at 4.91 dollars per bushel. May wheat gained 3.5 cents, or 0.54 per cent, to settle at 6.46 dollars per bushel. May soybeans rose 17.5 cents, or 1.23 per cent, to close at 14.38 dollars per bushel.