31.   The latest forecasts called for favorable weather for the U.S. soybean belt and for prime growing regions of China, which has been plagued by a drought.

32.   The latest forecast points to a bleak short-term outlook for a weakened economy and higher unemployment rates.

33.   The latest forecast points to a bleak short-term outlook for a weakened economy, which will also force unemployment rates higher.

34.   The latest forecast was more optimistic than other official outlooks.

35.   The latest forecasts for rainy weather in drought-plagued southern Brazil weighed on the market.

36.   The latest forecast calls for this trough to continue to move eastward bringing the threat of rain and thunderstorms this Memorial Weekend.

37.   The latest forecasts point to a bleak short-term outlook for a weakened economy, as the deficit and unemployment rate rise.

38.   If the latest forecasts hold, the river should have reached its highest level sometime Friday night or early Saturday morning.

39.   In the United States, some winter-wheat producing regions got rain over the weekend but the latest forecasts called for little precipitation this week, Gidel said.

40.   A recent slump in certain countries reflects temporary phenomena and does not point to economic decline, the Bank found in its latest regional forecast.