81.   Coffee rose for a second day amid concern that Latin American crops may be smaller-than-expected because of weather-related damage, reducing available supplies.

82.   Corn could rise after the Pro Farmer Midwest crop tour said the U.S. crop is likely to fall shy of government projections.

83.   Corn for December delivery could open higher today, because the crop is smaller than expected.

84.   Corn also dropped on speculation the crop is mature enough to be safe from major yield damage.

85.   Crops are exceptionally dry in parts of Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and Missouri.

86.   Cool temperatures and little precipitation is forecast for portions of the belt west of the Mississippi River, where crops are somewhat dry and need warmer weather to grow.

87.   Corn could fall amid expectations that the maturing crop is likely to complete its sensitive pollination phase with few problems, increasing chances for a bumper crop.

88.   Crops are cultivated on slopes that look too steep to walk on, never mind harvest.

89.   Despite enormous experience that shows the crops are safe to grow and eat, fundamental questions do exist about the possible uses of such technology.

90.   Early reports indicate that there was little damage and that crops are unaffected, according to the Western Seismic Observatory in Cali.