1.   As a result of several bumper harvests, the country now has a grain surplus.

2.   Plum growers are expecting a bumper harvest this year.

3.   Also, participants in the Pro Farmer Midwest crop tour said corn fields in Minnesota, the fourth-largest growing state, could produce a bumper harvest.

4.   Another bright spot in the economy was the bumper summer harvest.

5.   Brazil is also in for a bumper coffee harvest.

6.   A bumper grain harvest may give Beijing confidence that the inflation battle is largely won.

7.   A bumper harvest next summer is essential if U.S. reserves are to build in the coming year.

8.   A dry growing season already has reduced production at a time a bumper harvest is needed to replenish barren grain bins, analysts said.

9.   A bumper harvest next summer is essential if U.S. reserves are to rebound in the coming year.

10.   Both crops are now benefiting from ideal temperatures and adequate rainfall over the past month, increasing the potential for a bumper harvest.