11.   The corn is sold by W.R. and Velma Smith.

12.   The corn would be sold for purposes other than tortillas, the only food in Mexico that has a direct subsidy.

13.   There is speculation that farmers sold the corn for human food rather than for animal feed to get a higher price.

14.   Tortilla prices are heavily subsidized as the government sells corn at below market prices.

15.   A consumer group said last month that it found StarLink corn in snacks sold in Japanese stores and in animal feed.

16.   Aventis was required by the Environmental Protection Agency to make sure that farmers did not sell the corn for food use.

17.   Corn slipped lower, pressured by talk that China might be selling some corn later this month.

18.   Each of the growers was contacted by the company and given the option of selling the corn to the government or keeping it on their farm.

19.   Farmers were not supposed to sell the corn for food use, but Aventis officials admit that some growers may not have known about the restriction.

20.   His mother sells corn to pay his school fees.