1.   Farmers might withhold some of their current corn harvest from the Market, anticipating a higher corn price in the future.

2.   Competitor CPC International last week told analysts its fourth-quarter results would be below estimates because of its hedging against higher corn prices just when corn futures fell.

3.   Even deer hunters will eventually feel the impact with higher corn feed prices.

4.   Higher corn prices make it less profitable for feedlot operators to buy young animals -- known as feeder cattle -- and fatten them for slaughter.

5.   Higher corn prices can affect the price of everything from meat, milk and eggs to ice cream and soft drinks.

6.   Higher corn helps pull up wheat prices, which also is used as animal feed though to a lesser extent.

7.   Platte County, Mo., farmer Gordon Baker Jr. would stand to benefit from higher corn prices, as he was one of the early birds.

8.   The higher corn prices means operators of cattle feedlots will lose money fattening animals placed in their pens now and sold for slaughter in three months, analysts said.

9.   The really smart traders are doing a spread trade -- betting on higher corn prices and lower hog prices.

10.   Tyson Foods, for example, is expected to report lower earnings per share for the third consecutive quarter as higher corn and soy meal prices boost costs.