1.   Brazilian exporters took advantage of the supply shortage to undercut U.S. prices, shipping soybeans to U.S. processors including Cargill Inc.

2.   Coffee exports soared this year as growers and exporters took advantage of record high prices to sell old stock.

3.   Other exporters will take up the slack.

4.   South American exporters have taken advantage of high U.S. prices to sell much of their supplies on the world market at lower prices.

5.   That rise was capped as Japanese exporters took the opportunity to repatriate overseas earnings, he added.

6.   That parted reflecting an even weaker economic performance on continental Europe that allowed exporters to take advantage of stronger U.K. domestic demand.

7.   The current rules require exporters to take all dollar profits and convert them into yen after paying a commission.

8.   The dollar also gave up some of its gains because European exporters took advantage of the high-flying U.S. currency to exchange the dollars they earned for other currencies.

9.   Japanese auto exporters can take advantage of a weaker yen, which raises their earnings in the United States.

10.   On the foreign exchange market, the dollar retreated somewhat from its New York levels as Japanese exporters took profits in pre-holiday trading.