The broiler sector has been “right-sizing” since Q3 after months of margin pressures reducing placement of broiler chicks.
That, along with lower feed costs, helped bring some profitability back into processing margins in September and October. Improved dark meat cuts have helped relieve pressure on boneless/skinless breast meat prices. However, this month margins are moving back toward zero. With lower feed costs, average broiler weights have increased this year. From January through October, the total slaughter of young chickens has remained relatively steady compared to last year, up 0.4 percent, but in liveweight pounds slaughter is up 1 percent as the average weight has been 6.53 pounds compared to 6.47 pounds last...
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...
