1.   At Basle, environmentalists also called for stricter regulations on facilities for disposal of toxic waste in importing countries.

2.   Exports could fall in the coming weeks, though, as higher prices prompt importing countries to buy elsewhere, analysts said.

3.   A devastated crop could force importing countries to turn to the United States for its purchases, analysts said.

4.   Adirek Sripratak, president the agro-industry unit of Charoen Pokphand Group, said the news has caused importing countries to look more closely at their imports.

5.   But oil importing countries will hardly agree to that.

6.   Coffee stocks in importing countries are low, especially in the United States.

7.   Energy analysts said the move will indeed shore up prices, but not to the point of causing serious pain for consumers in importing countries.

8.   Energy analysts said the move would indeed shore up prices, but not to the point of causing serious pain for consumers in importing countries.

9.   He said some plywood importing countries had started buying Malaysian plywood due to the declining volume of Indonesian plywood in the past few months.

10.   If high oil prices start damaging the economies of importing countries, demand for oil will plunge and OPEC revenue could decline.