1.   Sometimes, too, frost will hit developing buds, resulting in less-than-perfect blooms.

2.   The first winter frost hit northern Afghanistan last week, destroying whatever crops may have pushed through the cracked, sun-drenched desert soil.

3.   The frost hits it every night, and the moisture just sits there, and then the next day it gets soggy.

4.   The tour, which includes traders, farmers, millers and USDA officials, will inspect some of the areas the frost hit hardest.

5.   It has already been hit by frost in June and July.

6.   The wave of selling came as operators bailed out of positions thay had taken last week, in expectation that frost would hit the Brazilian crop, dealers said.

7.   Some dealers feared that Brazilian plantations might soon be hit by frost, but for the time being, the GNI trading house remained sceptical.