Investing.com - U.S. soybean futures declined for the third consecutive session on Wednesday to hit a six-week low as investors liquidated long positions amid plentiful supplies.
On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, US soybeans for March delivery fell to a daily low of $9.9513 a bushel, a level not seen since December 3, before trading at $9.9763 during U.S. morning hours, down 6.38 cents, or 0.63%.
A day earlier, US soybeans for March delivery plunged 12.0 cents, or 1.18% to settle at $10.0400.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on January 12 that U.S. farmers harvested 3.969 billion bushels of soybeans last year on yields of 47.8 bushels an acre, both all-time highs.
Meanwhile, US corn for March delivery traded at $3.8088 a bushel, down 4.53 cents, or 1.17%, after touching a session low of $3.8038, the weakest level since December 5.
On Tuesday, US corn for March delivery tumbled 16.2 cents, or 4.04%, the biggest one-day decline since June.
According to the USDA, the U.S. harvest totaled 14.216 billion bushels last year on yields of 171 bushels an acre, both record-highs.
Elsewhere on the Chicago Board of Trade, US wheat for March delivery shed 8.03 cents, or 1.47%, to trade at $5.3938 a bushel. Prices fell to $5.3900 earlier, the lowest since November 25.
The March wheat contract slumped 7.4 cents, or 1.35%, to close at $5.4800 on Tuesday.
The USDA forecast domestic reserves this spring at 687 million bushels, up from last month’s forecast of 654 million. According to the agency, wheat inventories at the start of last month totaled 1.525 billion bushels, 3% higher from the same date in 2013.
Corn is the biggest U.S. crop, followed by soybeans, government figures show. Wheat was fourth, behind hay.