First Half 2018 Exports Up; Second Half TBD June export numbers show pork shipments down for the month but up for the first half of the year. There were many pre-tariff shipments with exports setting a new record in April before dropping off in May and June. On 2 April, China increased its tariffs on U.S. pork and variety meats. It is by far the largest customer for the latter, which bring value back to the carcass. The tariffs then rose again on 6 July with the total duty on pork exports to China now at 62 percent. Moreover, domestic production in that country has increased, reducing U.S. market share. A new 10 percent tariff hit U.S. pork shipments to Mexico on 5 June, which dampened exports by 7 percent for that month versus June 2017...
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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