21.   Moisture levels are high across the northeast Caribbean and scattered showers are expected to develop this afternoon as the trough moves in.

22.   Recent improvements in soil moisture levels in the southern Plains ahead of winter-wheat planting season also contributed to the bearish mood.

23.   Two days of showers last week helped increase moisture levels, but they were not enough to eliminate significant rainfall deficits in all parts of the state.

24.   Very high moisture levels were associated with the wave.

25.   Wheat prices slipped lower amid the recent improvement in moisture levels over much of the winter wheat belt.