21.   Coffee auctions in Brazil, held in July and August were very well-subscribed, he said, an indication of tight local supplies and robust domestic demand.

22.   Coffee futures for December delivery fell amid expectations that a backlog of supplies from Latin America will reach the market in coming weeks, relieving tight supplies.

23.   Coffee prices are headed toward levels not seen in two decades, thanks to tight supplies, weather and market speculation.

24.   Coffee rose to a three-month high amid tight supplies in the U.S. and demand from roasters stocking up for their peak period.

25.   Continued strong buyer demand and tight supplies of homes for sales.

26.   Corn and soybeans also fell, amid favorable harvest weather during the weekend for much of the Midwest, bringing fresh grain to market and easing tight supplies.

27.   Corn futures made new highs in some contract months on continued tight supplies and strong demand.

28.   Cotton futures and some lumber contracts soared to daily limits on fears of tight supplies.

29.   Corn prices suffered as the early harvest progressed in the South, bringing grain to market and easing the strain of tight supplies, Roose said.

30.   Constantine Fliakos, an oil analyst for Merrill Lynch, said tight supplies also meant that any political instability in the Middle East could make supply problems worse.