11. Expected large harvests for wheat, corn and soybeans suggest lower commodity prices through the summer and into the fall. 12. Good crop conditions now make a large U.S. harvest next spring more likely. 13. In LONDON, coffee rose as persistent concern about Indonesian robusta crops partly offset expectations of a large harvest in Vietnam. 14. Instead, they helped bring the crisis on themselves by producing exceptionally large harvests year after year. 15. It emphasizes small amounts of immediately consumed gourmet vegetables, instead of large harvests of basic vegetables that require time-consuming canning. 16. Large harvests could be in store for next year. 17. On the supply side, good weather and smart planting have resulted in harvests so large that storage and transport systems are in danger of being overwhelmed. 18. Prospects for a large harvest come as warmer-than-normal weather in the Corn Belt allowed farmers to escape damage from fall frosts. 19. Prices were still high as farmers planted a record large harvest for the fall. 20. Prospects for large harvests from other coffee growers could also dampen prices. |