Macroeconomics Food Inflation Cools Off Slightly December data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics show food prices rose year-on-year by 17.4 percent as compared to December 2018. Pork prices as noted in last week’s report were up for the month by 97 percent on an annualized basis. Nonetheless, December saw the first retreat in food prices since February. Apart from pork, edible oil prices increased in December by 4.8 percent over the previous year, while prices for fresh vegetables and eggs jumped by 10.8 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively. The only reprieve involved fresh fruit, which fell by 8 percent compared with December 2018. China’s food inflation has been the main driver of the country&rsq...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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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...
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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.