Tomorrow, USDA will release its monthly Cattle on Feed report. Analysts’ pre-report estimates peg the total number of cattle on feed as of 1 August at 98 percent of a year ago. The range of estimates was fairly narrow between 97.7 and 98.8 percent. The implied inventory of cattle on feed would be 11.08 million head, which would be the lowest 1 August inventory in four years after the 1 July inventory was at its 10-year low point.
Seasonally, August and September are low points for cattle on feed inventories; the number of cattle in feed yards starts to increase in Q4, with heavier placements typically starting in September. In 2020, however, there was a record large 1 September inventory (dating back to 1996 when record...
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...
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...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
