11.   Even so, global coffee inventories are tight and prospects for the Brazilian crop unclear.

12.   Harvest of the Brazilian crop was completed in June.

13.   In NEW YORK, coffee futures jumped, on speculation that a Colombian coffee official reiterated a forecast for a disappointing Brazilian crop.

14.   In other markets, silver rose and coffee slid amid forecasts for a bumper Brazilian crop.

15.   Many private analysts also are reserving estimates until a clearer picture of the Brazilian crop emerges, traders said.

16.   So far, a huge Brazilian crop is likely.

17.   Soybean futures hung onto small gains, but fell from session highs on the potential for a large Brazilian crop.

18.   Soybean prices dropped after a forecast for huge Brazilian crop and a proposal to increase acreage in the United States.

19.   Soybeans fell for only the second time in two weeks after a private forecaster predicted rain for Brazilian crops early next week.

20.   The decline in the Brazilian crop follows a smaller-than-expected crop last year.