1.   A flood warning has been issued for the River Wye in Herefordshire, where farm crops are already threatened by drought.

2.   But from the Central Coast to the inland desert Imperial Valley, the cold also threatened crops from avocados to strawberries and celery.

3.   Coffee could hold steady as traders monitor the Brazilian harvest and watch for weather that threatens future crops.

4.   Commodity prices rose to their highest in more than five years as severely cold weather settling over much of North America threatens crops and boosts demand for heating fuels.

5.   Corn and soybean prices fell for a third day as rain in South America eased recent drought conditions that threatened crops of two leading producers.

6.   Cotton prices declined amid forecasts for further rain in Texas, easing the dry conditions that threatened the crop.

7.   Cotton merchants said they expect cotton prices to strengthen this autumn as China battles bugs and drought that threaten its crop.

8.   Falling water levels will soon threaten rice crops as well, they said.

9.   Farmers in Missouri and other downstream states worry that a spring rise would threaten crops.

10.   Falling water levels will soon threaten rice crops.