The continuing decline in wheat, corn and soybean prices is good news for the world’s consumers, but it is very bad news for the world’s producers. Hardly a day has gone by recently without a reminder that world crop production prospects for 2019 are much better than last year. World consumption of virtually every agricultural crop continues to set records every year. Annual soybean consumption increases have been especially significant, led of course by China.
The assumption a year ago was that Chinese soybean imports would exceed 100 MMT this marketing year. The latest USDA estimate is significantly lower at 88 MMT, but that could still be too large as the African swine fever (ASF) problem is worsening instead of improving...
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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...
Kolkwitzia amabilis /kɒlˈkwɪtsiə əˈmæbɪlɪs/,[2] commonly known as beauty bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kolkwitzia.[1] It is a deciduous shrub grown as an ornamental plant. In China, where it originated, the plant is cal...
Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and includes the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated.[3] The most common English names are...
