1.   Additional pressure on soybean prices came from improving planting weather in Brazil, the second-largest producer after the U.S.

2.   Improving weather over the Balkans offered NATO the hope of more sustained bombing by day and night.

3.   In addition, the forecast is for improving weather in the mountains, perfect for ski vacations.

4.   Still, improving winter weather and rising temperatures in the corn belt led producers to bring more animals than usual to market this week.

5.   Thanks to improving weather, however, airlifts of basic supplies to the main disaster zones in both countries are finally in full swing.

6.   But the increase was limited, slowed by improving harvest weather in the Midwest and by a sluggish export market.

7.   Corn futures retreated Friday in early activity on the Chicago Board of Trade, pressured by improving weather in the Midwest.

8.   Grain and soybean futures prices weakened Tuesday, reflecting slower export demand and improving crop weather for corn and soybeans in South America.

9.   Improving weather in the Philippines has allowed workers to hasten the search for the dead and for villagers to start rebuilding, officials said.

10.   Soybean futures prices fell sharply, and corn futures prices followed on the Chicago Board of Trade Monday amid forecasts for improving weather in major growing areas.