51.   Corn and soybean prices are surging this year and traders are speculating that strong demand and low inventories will push prices higher still.

52.   Corn prices also surged, rising to a seven-year high, after the government reported continued strong exports.

53.   Corn prices surged to a record high after a government report showed strong demand for livestock feed and exports left inventories uncomfortably low.

54.   Cotton prices surged their daily limit after a USDA report showed damage from insects and dry, hot weather was greater than expected.

55.   Cotton prices surged their daily limit amid reports West Texas is perilously close to one of its earliest freezes on record.

56.   Crude oil prices rebounded, and coffee prices surged.

57.   Crude oil prices surged, after Nigerian and Russian shipments were delayed.

58.   Demand tends to remain robust even when prices surge.

59.   Earlier this year, energy prices surged after a harsh winter caused shortages of crude oil and crops.

60.   Elsewhere, wheat prices surged, while gold fell.