USDA released its food price outlook this morning. Monthly July over June prices were up 0.5 percent for beef, 1.9 percent for poultry, and 2.2 percent for pork – which hit its highest monthly retail price level in July 2021.
In the protein sector we’re seeing more of the same since 2020, i.e., higher demand and tighter supply, although with differing degrees among the various factors. For example, cattle slaughter is up and through put is higher than last year by more than 4 percent (though July 2021 was down 2.4 percent from the “catching up” harvest in July 2020 after a weak April, May, and June). But fabrication, de-boning and trimming, are still constrained from what would be typically normal volu...
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...
