USDA released the October Grain Crushings report today; total corn use for fuel alcohol was up 16 percent from October 2020, and up 15 percent from September. Ethanol production in October was a record. For the first two months of the marketing year, ethanol use of corn is 876.83 million bushels, up 4.8 percent over the same period in 2020.
Meanwhile, ethanol production remained strong through the first three weeks of November. For the September-November period (MY Q1) ethanol production is running 101 percent of the same period in 2019, and 108 percent of 2020.
As we reported on 1 November, EIA is forecasting CY 2022 at an average of 1 million barrels per day. That compares to 1.03 million barrels per day in CY 2019.  ...
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...
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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