31.   Soybean and corn futures plunged on expectations that weekend rain would bring relief to crops in Illinois, where a recent heat wave is threatening to harm production.

32.   Soybean crop regions in southern Brazil received as much as two inches of rain this weekend, allowing farmers to finish planting.

33.   Soybean futures prices fell sharply Monday following rain this weekend in dry growing regions.

34.   Soybean prices fell yesterday on forecasts of rain this weekend in Rio Grande do Sul.

35.   Soybeans and corn dropped after weekend rains soaked dry fields in eastern crop regions, raising hopes for a larger harvest.

36.   The weekend rain across the Northeast and Middle Atlantic States has brought some relief to the current drought.

37.   Traders are waiting to see if the northern Plains spring wheat belt receives more rain this weekend, which would further delay the already-late harvest.

38.   Weekend rain and forecasts for more this week in the Corn Belt weighed heavily on corn and soybean prices.

39.   Weekend rains, however, followed a bout of storms this month in the countryside.

40.   Weekend rain was heavier than expected in the key corn and soybean-growing areas, and meteorologists predicted scattered showers through Thursday.