1.  Also pushing prices lower were expectations that Iraq would resume oil exports in the next few days, contributing to a global supply glut.

2.  Analysts expect that the meeting will not lead to a reduction in global supplies.

3.  Albert Fisher, which processes and distributes fruit, vegetables and seafood, said it will instead supply the German market from its existing global supply network.

4.  But they note that with China becoming a critical link in the global supply chain, political skirmishes could have costly economic fallout.

5.  Coffee producers may decide against imposing specific export quotas for the rest of this calendar year amid low global supplies, particularly of higher-grade arabica coffee.

6.  Demand for heating oil and gasoline has remained strong, particularly in the United States, and could eat into global supplies.

7.  Even global supplies of technology workers are no longer as available as they once were.

8.  For many, the benefits of just-in-time management will be sacrificed as companies hold more inventory to guard against breaks in the global supply chain.

9.  For Yizheng, the problem is compounded by expectations of a bumper U.S. cotton harvest this year and an improved global supply.

10.  Futures prices rose immediately after the start of the strike on concern that low global supplies would be eroded further.