41.   Additionally, other countries are expecting bumper soybean crops, which will draw business away from the U.S., analysts said.

42.   Advances in techniques, such as laser technology for skin resurfacing, have blossomed amid the bumper crop of cosmetic surgery patients.

43.   Brazil is in talks to increase its export quota for future crops however, especially with expectations of a bumper crop next year.

44.   Both countries posted bumper crops this year and are underselling the U.S.

45.   Bumper crops would increase competition for export business.

46.   Bumper crops have sent prices tumbling, leaving some farmers like David Rothermel of Illinois worried about profits and feeling a need to make the most of every bushel.

47.   Bumper crops were nearly ready for harvest as the Hurricane Mitch approached.

48.   Bumper crops would likely increase competition for export business and force the U.S. to lower prices, analysts said.

49.   Bumper crops are good news for consumers.

50.   But a bumper crop of grasses can spell a bad rash of wild-land fires in lower elevations around the state.