21.   They still hold ceremonies to show reverence for Chaac, the Maya rain god, and for the first corn harvest.

22.   To keep prices low and stable, the government controlled the entire national corn harvest and, when the harvest fell short of needs, all imports as well.

23.   Wheat futures slid as domestic demand weakens, a sign of ample inventories at a time when the corn harvest is beginning, which will boost grain supplies.

24.   With the corn harvest almost complete, many producers are turning their attention to marketing their crops.

25.   With feed costs expected to rise on forecasts that the corn harvest will be smaller than expected, farmers are reducing their hog herds to cut costs.

26.   A rice harvest was good this year, but a corn harvest was bad, Kim was quoted as saying.

27.   Another guide, Lee Kyung Chul, said the rice crop will survive but the corn harvest will suffer.

28.   But a South Korean agricultural expert said Saturday that North Korea is expected to have its biggest corn harvest in a decade this year.

29.   Gains were limited by the brisk pace of the corn harvest.

30.   However, the brisk pace of the corn harvest, and the weakness of the wheat and soybean markets weighed on corn futures prices.