21.   Corn rose moderately higher for similar reasons, as the revised forecasts renewed concerns about drought impact in the corn belt.

22.   Eichel is to present a revised forecast next week.

23.   He had declined to give a revised forecast.

24.   In recent newspaper interviews, German Finance Minister Hans Eichel has conceded that even his revised forecasts might be too optimistic.

25.   Revised Commission forecasts are expected in late April or early May.

26.   Revised forecasts released Thursday by the International Grains Council point to a bigger recovery than previously expected in world grain production this season.

27.   Revised forecasts released Thursday by the International Grains Council point to little change in global grain production in the season just beginning.

28.   The agency cautioned its revised forecast still could prove overly optimistic.

29.   The company refused to comment further on its revised forecasts.

30.   The company blamed the revised forecast on lower retail prices for lumber and other building materials.