U.S. agricultural futures fall

CHICAGO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures fell across the board on Monday, led by soybean.

The most active corn contract for December delivery fell 14 cents, or 2.18 percent, to settle at 6.2825 U.S. dollars per bushel. December wheat shed 4.75 cents, or 0.58 percent, to settle at 8.1775 dollars per bushel. November soybean plunged 42 cents, or 2.89 percent, to settle at 14.1225 dollars per bushel.