China proved to be a welcome addition to Washington State’s export portfolio this past fall. With carryover of the 2014 apple crop running into early November of this year, Washington producers were able to export nearly 200 containers of large Red Delicious apples (3.82 MMT/200,395 cartons) there this fall at an average price roughly $2.00 more than the domestic price. Oilseeds Soymeal Inventories Rise Again as Expected Due to the soybean processing industry’s high utilization rates and slack demand from the downstream market, last week’s estimated soymeal inventories rose 20,000 MT (+1.33 percent) to 1.34 MMT or 520,000 MT (+64.79 percent) higher than the same week in 2014. Among the surveyed regions, inventories in the south were lowe...
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...
From WPI Consulting
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.