31.   Analysts say forecasts for rain in the Plains states played a role in pressuring prices.

32.   Analysts said prices were being pressured by rising pork production at a time when supplies already are plentiful.

33.   Continued media reports of increased sorties over the Taiwan Strait by both mainland and Taiwanese fighter jets eroded investor confidence and pressured share prices lower.

34.   Corn prices were pressured by crop-friendly weather forecasts for the Midwest as well as by the selloffs in neighboring pits.

35.   Corn prices were pressured by the fall harvest, with traders saying yields in the eastern corn belt have been better than anticipated.

36.   Crop-beneficial rains in Argentina pressured prices.

37.   Forecasts for good weather throughout the soybean belt pressured soybean prices, which also fell sharply on Thursday.

38.   Forecasts for rain in overly dry Argentina pressured prices.

39.   Freed said prices also were pressured by the belief that China will hold off on actually buying the wheat due to temporary port congestion.

40.   Forecasts for rain in overly dry regions of Argentina also pressured prices.