11.   The USDA also will review its use of the National Cheese Exchange prices, based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to aid in setting benchmark prices.

12.   This average of the various crudes produced by the group tends to be lower than the benchmark price because it includes heavier, lower-value crudes.

13.   A source said he feared the Japanese would try to finalize contracts with smaller, less experienced producers to set a benchmark price.

14.   He said negotiations had been different from earlier years, with no benchmark price being set.

15.   In the new bidding, companies must guarantee maximum profits to the government by offering higher benchmark prices than competitors, Tang said.

16.   The deal between the United Nations and Iraq over weapons inspections also prompted further drops in benchmark oil prices this week.

17.   The FCC seeks to set benchmark prices to narrow the gap.

18.   They said local investors bought selective stocks, such as PT Telkom, Indosat, Gudang Garam and other mid-size stocks, to push up the benchmark price.