CHICAGO, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures settled mixed on Tuesday, as technical trading left wheat prices flat, soybeans down.
The most active corn contract for December delivery was up 4.75 cents, or 1.11 percent to 4.315 U.S. dollars per bushel. September wheat stay unchanged at 4.8725 dollars per bushel. November soybeans were down 2 cents, or 0.22 percent to 9.0375 dollars per bushel.
CBOT corn futures ended the day on a positive note, but hopes of a significant price rally were quashed by conflicting cues that have left traders uneasy for weeks.
The U.S. corn crop was rated 57 percent good or excellent as of Sunday, down from 58 percent the previous week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a report. That's also down from the 72 percent that earned top ratings at this time in 2018.
Some 54 percent of soybeans were in good or excellent condition at the start of the week, unchanged from the previous week but well below the 70 percent that earned top marks at this time in 2018.
In wheat, 76 percent of the spring crop was rated good or excellent as of Sunday, unchanged from the previous week and just below the 79 percent that earned top ratings last year.
Winter wheat was 69 percent harvested, up from 57 percent a week earlier but down from the average for this time of year of 79 percent, the USDA said. Enditem
