Cattle on Feed Preview USDA will release its monthly Cattle on Feed report tomorrow. Pre-report estimates from the industry peg the total number of cattle on feed as of 1 October at 98.9 percent of last year. This would be the second month in a row where inventory was below the same month in the previous year after 32 consecutive months of year-to-date increases.
The average trade guess for marketings in the month comes in at 101.1 percent of last September. As was the case last month, the range of pre-report trade estimates was pretty tight for inventory (between 97.7 and 99.8 percent) and marketing (between 98.2 and 101.5 percent), but predictions on placements were a wildcard again. The average was 101.5 percent of last year, but the...
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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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...
