Wheat plummets on forecast of supply increase

Published December 11, 2012 8:50pm ET



The price of wheat dropped 3 percent Tuesday after the government predicted U.S. inventories will increase by the end of next year’s growing season, in part because of weaker export demand.

March wheat fell 27.25 cents to finish at $8.215 per bushel. Corn and soybeans also fell.

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