WASDE Today’s WASDE report shows higher red meat and poultry production for 2019 and 2020 driven by pork and broilers. Pork production will be pushed by expanding production. The 1 September inventory at 77.7 million head was the largest since records began in 1988, and the June-August pig crop at 35.3 million head was the largest since those records began in 1970. The June-August pigs saved per litter at 11.11 was up from 10.72 head compared to 2018. The slowdown in placements of cattle on feed in the third quarter of 2019, which in July and August was at 94 percent of a year ago, has the early 2020 beef production down but it is forecast to increase in the second quarter. Broiler production is forecast to grow on flock expan...
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...
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