1.   The use of pesticides and fertilizers produces cheap grain and vegetables.

2.   And the processors want cheap grain.

3.   Cheap grain prices this summer allowed farmers to feed more hogs to heavier weights, putting more supply on the market, traders said.

4.   Feedlots had been expanding their herds as cheap grain and attractive cattle prices encourage production.

5.   Herds grew in the past year as cheap feed grains encouraged ranchers to produce more hogs.

6.   Herds grew in the past year as cheap feed grains encouraged farmers to produce more hogs.

7.   Herds grew in the past year as cheap feed grains encouraged rangers to produce more hogs.

8.   Russia will produce enough grain for its own use, but it will no longer be able to provide former Soviet republics with cheap grain.

9.   Farmers fear that food companies are importing cheap grain from Europe because Poland has fixed prices for wheat higher than those in western Europe.