71.   Dealers noted that the prospect of a bumper Brazilian harvest had been weighing on sugar prices for some weeks now.

72.   Despite the prospect of a bumper Brazilian harvest, dealers kept their nerve.

73.   De Maria said that bumper harvests in South Africa and Argentina that have been forecast for the forthcoming season will also weigh prices down.

74.   Drought in Ethiopia is said to be threatening three million people, despite a bumper harvest this season.

75.   Following a bumper harvest last season, weather conditions were favourable for a hefty crop next year.

76.   Equally in Argentina, expectations of a bumper soya harvest are unlikely to come true unless heavy rains arrive in the next few days.

77.   Even North Africa looked set to reap a bumper harvest.

78.   Experts at trading house Czarnikow said that the market was little affected by the prospect of floods of new supplies after bumper harvests this year in several countries.

79.   The return of buyers from Moscow on the Sri Lankan and Indian markets has helped to support prices despite the continued bumper harvests in these two key producer countries.

80.   The prospect of a bumper harvest in southeastern states thanks to heavy rainfall dented prices.