U.S. pork shipments to China in December helped push the total volume for all of 2016 to 363,121 MT at a total value near $715 million. Meanwhile, the outlook for U.S. producers with ractopamine-free herds should remain bright well into 2017 for several reasons.
Market Trends U.S. Food and Agricultural Exports to China Reach New Heights in 2016 USDA’s latest release through its Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS) showed total U.S. food and agricultural exports to China reached a new record of 49.09 MMT in CY 2016, confirming previous expectations that began to materialize late in the third quarter. In addition, the value of those imports was the fourth-highest ever at $21.41 billion. As noted below, a record second ha...
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...
