Purchase rates for PCs (desktop, laptop) and basic mobile phones will decline by 39% and 56% respectively in 2011 compared with 2010, as we see tablet and smartphone demand rise.

FORBES: Accenture: 3-D TV, Tablet, Smartphone Demand Hot Globally, Lukewarm Domestically

Soybean and corn inventories are expected to decline in U.S. farms this year by 3% and 13% respectively, according to analysts at RBC Capital Markets.

FORBES: Monsanto Q2: Seed Sales Growth Fails To Lift Stock

Our EMEA region experienced a fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue decline as pro forma revenues in constant dollars were down 6% and 8%, respectively, on a sequential and year-over-year basis.

FORBES: Avnet FY Q1 Profits Inch Past Revised Guidance; Shrs Gain