1.   A heavy harvest again this year has left the country awash in surplus grain and driven commodity prices to historic lows.

2.   More surplus grain for export could drive down world grain prices because China is one of the largest traders.

3.   The country is sitting on mountains of surplus grain and can no longer buy all that its farmers grow.

4.   The Egyptians stored surplus grain from seven years of abundant harvests to provide food for the following seven years of lean crops and famine.

5.   The sales reflected increasing competition for world buyers, as Europe, Canada and others have surplus grain fresh from their bumper harvests.

6.   These days, China has surplus grain and is phasing out farm subsidies as it prepares to open its markets to global competition.

7.   Unless exports pick up soon, shipments for the marketing year could fall below government projections, leaving surplus grain for U.S. processors and livestock producers, analysts said.

8.   Dai also called on the cooperatives to finance the government policy of buying up surplus grain supplies to protect farm incomes.

9.   Lackluster seasonal rains this year and inadequate facilities to store surplus grain are blamed for the crisis.

10.   Lackluster seasonal rains this year and inadequate facilities to store surplus grain is blamed for the crisis.