In contrast to the combination of red and green hues traditional at Christmas time, the CBOT featured mostly red today. Corn, the entire soy complex, and Chicago wheat were all lower while KC HRW wheat managed to trade a few fractions of a penny higher. The EPA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking where distiller sorghum oil would count as an advanced biofuel feedstock. The move, if adopted, could open a new market for a co-product of ethanol production that uses sorghum as feedstock. Crude oil futures are steady as of this writing with WTI crude up 3 points at $59.69 and Brent up 1 point at $66.45. U.S. stock indexes are marginally higher in low-volume trade with the S&P and Dow Jones up less than one quarter of one per...
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...
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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.