1. He said he expects continued weaker prices and lower volume as companies curtail production. 2. Analysts saw virtually no chance of a turnaround in the current quarter, but Samsung Electronics said it had no immediate plans to curtail production. 3. Builders have relied on the market-rate units to underwrite the cost of the Mount Laurel ones and the recession has curtailed their production. 4. Economists blame the current situation on an effort by the OPEC cartel to shore up prices by curtailing oil production. 5. For example, Georgia-Pacific curtailed production at eight lumber mills, including one near Brunswick. 6. Forced to end driftnet fishing a few years ago, they fear international pressure to curtail hatchery production. 7. Gasoline prices are expected to remain low this summer despite recent attempts by foreign oil producers to curtail production, Energy Secretary Federico Pena said Wednesday. 8. He also said the Islamic group has not gotten the credit it deserves for curtailing production of poppies used to make heroin. 9. Increased shipments helped boost earnings from second-quarter levels, when paper producers were still curtailing production to keep inventory low, McAuley said. 10. Kellogg Co., for instance, curtailed production at a Memphis factory last week because the mill that supplied it had shut down to check for the unapproved corn. |