Livestock Live Hog Price Sees Slight Gain During Holiday Week Some analysts and the leadership at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) had expected pig prices to rise with the Labor Day holiday week, which ended yesterday. According to surveys from China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), however, the national average price, which fluctuated a bit over the five-day holiday that began on 29 April, only rose by just RMB .07/kg ($.01/kg) through Wednesday. As the Labor Day celebrations are one of China’s three Golden Week holidays (the others are the Lunar New Year and National Day), market optimists had expected a renewed tourism boom would drive up meat consumption. China’s Tourism Academy recently st...
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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On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.