31.   Wheat futures rocketed higher Wednesday for a second straight day, extending their recovery from a price slide in April.

32.   Will the tin price then slide back to its previous low?

33.   But analysts said the central bank should shift its focus to halting a price slide in Japan rather than short term measures to avoid a credit crunch.

34.   But central bank governor Masaru Hayami denied he had received direct instructions from the government on how to tackle the nationwide price slide.

35.   The nationwide price slide looked set to continue, but at a shallower rate on hopes of a US economic recovery and stock market rebound, said the economist.

36.   Tokyo Wednesday unveiled its latest plan to halt the persistent price slide, which depresses demand and corporate profits, while increasing debt in real terms.

37.   Market participants expect the government to announce a new plan to halt a deep price slide around the end of the month or the beginning of June.