Roundup: CBOT agricultural futures close lower

CHICAGO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed lower in the past week as the U.S. dollar continued to rally as the Federal Reserve became hawkish on its future interest rate policy, Chicago-based research company AgResource noted.

AgResource calls for choppiness in the weeks ahead amid a bullish technical outlook.

Corn futures ended steady to slightly lower amid mode