61. Whatever production turns out to be, the crop comes at a time when reserve stockpiles are at their lowest level in more than a decade. 62. Wheat futures rose as the government predicted stockpiles will be leaner than expected and frigid weather threatened the U.S. winter wheat crop. 63. While demand from Asia may not be as large as expected, stockpiles of platinum are still critically low, traders said. 64. While London Metal Exchange stockpiles are less than half their year-ago levels, demand is slowing as construction work slackens for the summer months, analysts said. 65. World coffee stockpiles are low because of smaller-than-expected crops in Latin America and Asia. 66. Wood said that as the weapons aged, it was becoming impossible to say with certainty that the stockpile was entirely functional. 67. Yesterday, coffee futures declined for a second day amid expectations that stockpiles are sufficient to meet slack demand. 68. Asahara said in the videotape broadcast on NHK that the chemicals his group stockpiles were used to make plastic, ceramics and pesticides. 69. Based on sales volume for January, the stockpile is equivalent to about nine months sales for Toyota and four months for Perodua. 70. Brazil is expecting a bumper crop, and U.S. stockpiles are at record levels. |