Livestock Live Hog Producers Cut Output as Prices Plummet With China’s leading hog producers reporting their monthly sales for August, the country’s domestic output appears to be trending downward heading into the fall. Muyuan Foods and Zhengbang Technology Company, the top two producers, cut their sales in August by 14.5 percent and 2.3 percent to 2.57 million head and 1.71 million head, respectively, as sales prices cratered. Aonong, the sixth leading producer, reduced output by 15.6 percent in August to 213,000 head. The combined sales for the top nine producers’ last month totaled 7.27 million head, down 209,000 head or 2.8 percent from July. Through the first eight months of 2021, these same producers h...
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.