With the planting margin spread between corn and soybeans steadily widening, Chinese farmers have been less willing to dedicate land to the latter crop. A few provincial governments are now initiating a program to address the issue. Oilseeds Soymeal Inventories Continue to Decline As of the end of last week, the estimated soymeal inventories for major crushers dropped 60,000 MT to 790,000 MT, a 7.51 percent decline from the previous week and 65.71 percent lower than the same week in 2014. Among the surveyed areas, they decreased sharply in North China and Shandong District to 10,000 MT and 80,000 MT, respectively. In contrast, the totals were higher in southern China than the north due to a large volume of new soybean imports. The s...
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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