Thursday's USDA reports were bearish, and corn took the brunt of the bearish action closing down the 40-cent limit. Corn stocks were larger than expected, although the current marketing year ending stocks are still tight. Winter wheat planted acres were larger than expected. Soybean demand was reduced again. Here are some additional thoughts.1. Hard red winter wheat acres are projected to increase about 1.5 million acres from 2011 acres. Planted acres in Texas and Oklahoma alone are projected to increase by a million acres, with North Dakota up 300,000 acres. There are several reasons for the increases:
The initial crop revenue insurance price guarantee for 2012 HRW is $8.72 compared to $7.14 last year. KC July futures are now below $...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
