61.   Costs of production here are roughly twice as high as abroad, and U.S. competition certainly has not driven down world prices, which would have benefited domestic buyers.

62.   Despite a slump in world gold prices, the town is thriving.

63.   Duties vary depending on the world price of sugar.

64.   Economists attributed the rise in oil imports to a combination of increased demand and a seasonal increase in world crude prices during the winter months.

65.   Falling world commodity prices and weak domestic demand are expected to keep a tight lid on inflation in coming months.

66.   Falling world prices for liquid crystal displays used in products such as portable computers also weighed on earnings, Casio said.

67.   Farmers are leaving large tracts of land fallow, believing that world commodity prices will not revive anytime soon.

68.   Farmers increased the acreage planted with wheat, corn, soybeans, sorghum and sunflower seeds to take advantage of higher world prices.

69.   Expectations for a huge Brazilian soybean crop will depress world prices as other producers try to compete with Brazil for export sales, traders said.

70.   Flat world oil prices and a threat of global recession have further eliminated the urgency and eagerness to push ahead.