71.   Movement leaders say they will authorize more bank sit-ins if the federal government fails to release monies to buy seeds for the next planting season.

72.   Much of Central American had too little rainfall during the main planting season.

73.   Not to mention drastic climatic changes which can upset the planting seasons and could even play havoc with global food production.

74.   Registration also fell during the planting season when peasant farmers were busy preparing land for rain.

75.   Pressuring soybeans were forecasts for rain throughout growing regions of Brazil and Argentina, easing concerns that the planting season will be badly marred by an extended dry spell.

76.   Quintaglia said because of the ban, seeds could not be flown in, and the May-June planting season had been missed.

77.   Saturated soil and a shortage of seed are threatening the start of the planting season, which traditionally begins in early April.

78.   Recent improvements in soil moisture levels in the southern Plains ahead of winter-wheat planting season also contributed to the bearish mood.

79.   Rural residents throughout Mexico and Central America have been burning land to prepare for planting season.

80.   Sarwono identified the threats as a disrupted planting season, crop failure and an outbreak of disease.