The beginning of 2017 brought virtually no relief to China’s domestic corn market as the average price dropped in all major provinces except for Shandong. A combination of two factors helped accelerate the price decline in the northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning.
Oilseeds Soymeal Inventories Up Sharply at End of December As 2016 came to a close, the steady inflow of imported soybeans forced Chinese crushers into action. Notwithstanding the mandatory plant closings due to the state-implemented emergency pollution controls, the country’s total estimated soybean inventory jumped 147,800 MT (+36.1 percent) to 556,700 MT in the last week of December, but that was 990,500 MT less (-64.1 percent) tha...
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...
