Continued fund selling beat-down row crop futures today while wheat managed modest gains. The weather is increasingly bearish U.S. corn and soybeans while providing the opposite outlook for wheat. U.S. soybeans, of course, struggle on lack of political clarity regarding the outstanding trade issues. Currency dynamics are also providing a bearish hurdle for the CBOT as well. The Brazilian real has fallen to 3.91 reals/dollar, escalating local (Brazilian) prices for corn and soybeans while lowering the cost of production. The CME Group estimates approximately 50 percent of local cost of production is influenced by exchange rates, which means half of Brazil’s production costs are rapidly falling right now. In a bear market, prices...
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.