Yesterday’s WASDE showed USDA’s red meat and broiler production forecast down slightly from last month’s forecasts with lower projected pork production offsetting increases in beef and broilers. Broiler production forecasts remain down the most from the pre-COVID March estimates.
Forecast end-of-year average live animal prices are very bearish. Recent strengthening in fed steer prices shows an increase over last month’s projection, while barrow and gilt forecast prices continue to drop and supply adjustments in broilers keep prices steady.
The July inflation data has been released. It shows that food prices were down for the month – the first drop since April 2019. The overall food category was down 0.4 p...
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...
