1.   Recent rain has left Brazil in good shape for at least average soybean yields.

2.   Soybeans and their derivative products were mixed after an industry group said soybean oil yields dropped last month.

3.   The favorable conditions come after a dry spell in July damaged the corn crop and threatened to reduce soybean yields.

4.   The heat is especially harmful to soybean yields as the crop moves through its critical pod-filling stage.

5.   The mild conditions come after a dry spell in July damaged the corn crop and threatened to reduce soybean yields.

6.   Too much heat during the critical pod-filling stage in August could reduce soybean yields.

7.   Traders think sultry August weather in the Midwest already has reduced soybean yields, and further losses are likely if the pattern continues.

8.   Traders worried that dry weather predicted for next week could result in smaller-than-expected soybean yields.

9.   Persistent heat in the Midwest has prompted worries about soybean yields as the crop moves through its critical, final growth stage.

10.   Soybean yields are off by a fourth in Pennsylvania and down a third in Kentucky.