1. Charging that crops had been harmed and vacationers scared off, they filed suit against the city and its rainmaker. 2. Coffee rose amid concern that dry weather in some coffee producing countries, such as Indonesia, could harm crops in the coming year, cutting worldwide coffee supplies. 3. Corn and soybeans plunged as forecasts called for ideal Midwest growing weather, easing concern that extreme heat would harm fledgling crops. 4. Corn and soybeans surged amid concern that the hot, dry weather forecast for the Midwest next week could harm the crops during their critical growing periods. 5. CORN AND SOYBEANS GAIN Corn and soybean futures prices fell sharply following forecasts for ideal Midwest growing weather, easing concern that extreme heat would harm fledgling crops. 6. Concern that frost would harm crops sent prices soaring last week. 7. Corn and soybeans soared for a second day on concern that a heat wave in the Midwest will harm crops. 8. Corn and soybeans, after rising in early trade, held steady as concern eased that hot weather in coming days would harm developing crops. 9. Diseases such as the gray leaf-spot also harmed the crop, analysts said. 10. Farmers can thus spray their fields with Roundup throughout the growing season to kill weeds without harming the crop. |