21.   In CHICAGO, corn and soybeans sank as forecasts for rainy weather in dry growing regions in the Midwest renewed hopes for bumper harvests.

22.   In CHICAGO, soybeans dropped and corn was little changed after a cold weekend did little damage to Midwestern crops and bolstered prospects for bumper harvests.

23.   In other markets, gasoline sank, while forecasts for a bumper harvest sent corn prices lower.

24.   In the next few months the trade gap is expected to decline as soybean exports are boosted by the rising prices and a projected bumper harvest.

25.   One reason is that a bumper harvest has depressed grain prices, which in China account for a major part of the price index.

26.   Prospects of a bumper Brazilian harvest, and limited impact of the Colombian strike, accounted for that fall, traders said.

27.   Soybean futures fell amid expectations that recent rain in South America replenished soil moisture, promising a bumper harvest.

28.   Soybean futures fell amid expectations that recent rains in South America replenished soil moisture, promising a bumper harvest.

29.   Soybean futures prices fell sharply after a government report reinforced a belief that a bumper Brazilian harvest would relieve the pressure on tight American supplies.

30.   Soybean futures jumped amid reports that a tour of Midwestern farms found unexpectedly small crops, casting doubt on predictions for a bumper fall harvest.