51.   Soybean futures prices fell sharply Friday on reduced prospects that Midwest crops will be damaged by heat next week.

52.   Soybean futures prices finished higher, supported by strong demand for soybean products.

53.   Soybean futures prices jumped for the second day this week in Chicago on worries of dwindling supplies and the continued hot weather in Brazil and Argentina.

54.   Soybean futures prices posted a strong showing in Chicago on uncertainty about a Brazilian farm program and higher vegetable oil prices.

55.   Soybean futures prices were mixed, with some pressure coming from a government report that showed planting was progressing at twice the normal pace.

56.   Soybean prices also were supported by speculation that international demand may increase in the coming months.

57.   Soybean prices are likely to fall if the weather cooperates this year, as it has so far.

58.   Soybean prices must stay high to dampen export demand, or the U.S. could run out of supplies by the end of the marketing year, traders said.

59.   Soybean prices surged on speculation delayed planting would lead to production losses with the first frost, which ends the growing cycle and reduces the harvest.