11.   World coffee prices are soaring because of low stockpiles in consuming countries and an expected small crop in such leading producers as Brazil and Colombia.

12.   OPEC argues that crude supplies are ample, and it blames recent high prices on refining bottlenecks and high fuel taxes in many consuming countries.

13.   OPEC president Chakib Khelil said the group made its decision with the interests of consuming countries in mind.

14.   Consuming countries would like them to boost crude production, but industry analysts anticipate that the delegates will simply extend current production levels for an additional three months.

15.   He criticised the NR consuming countries, saying that they had been unfair to the producers.

16.   Oil prices have fallen steadily due to rising inventories in consuming countries and declining demand due to a slumping global economy.

17.   OPEC president Khelil said the group made its decision with the interests of consuming countries in mind.

18.   The EU reiterated calls for talks between oil producing countries and consuming countries.

19.   This time, his statement may even be perceived as a threat, at least by the consuming countries in Inro.

20.   Varzi said keeping prices high at a time of weak demand would hurt consuming countries.