Livestock China’s Live Hog Market Still Weak, Looks to May for a Recovery China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its latest economic production statistics last week, showing domestic production totaled 23.95 MMT in Q1. That represented an uptick of 8.8 percent from a year ago. Among all meat categories, pork production saw a year-on-year increase of 14 percent. Meanwhile, China’s domestic hog inventory at the end of March totaled 422.53 million head, up 1.6 percent from the end of March 2022, while the reproductive sow inventory came in at 41.85 million head, still above the optimal goal of 41 million and somewhat surprising given the impact of attenuated African Swine Fever (ASF) strains. All...
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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Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.