USDA raised its estimate of U.S. corn exports in 2017/18 to 2.4 billion bushels in the July WASDE. This increase was based on the large volume of open unshipped sale plus the record pace of export shipments in March, April and May as well as the record corn exports for June expected in the yet-to-be-released Census Bureau data. In its comments, USDA observed that if its 2017/18 forecast is realized, it would be close to a record export performance. In fact, the record volume of U.S. exports during a corn marketing year (September-August) occurred in 2007/08 when they reached 2.44 billion bushels. Over the years, the annual volume has varied considerably based on a variety of factors affecting available U.S. supplies, competitor supplies an...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.