Grains and oilseeds traded a largely uneventful day while waiting for the USDA’s WASDE report on Friday. Livestock futures were lower with cattle futures tumbling on quiet cash markets while cash hog prices moved lower as well. Wall Street is higher on continued earnings growth/positive surprises and from Friday’s bullish jobs report.
Corn December corn finished ¼ -cent lower on a day with little news to move the market. The weather is increasingly hot/dry heading into mid-August which will not help corn yields. The weather issues around the world are well-known and mostly unchanged for today. The trade is eagerly waiting USDA’s forecast of the U.S. yield, as well as its updated assessment of world ending...
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...
