Today’s trading went as expected with a low volume of business but that does not obviate the high interest in agricultural commodities as we move into 2022. Some would even say to ignore today’s session since relevance requires higher amounts of liquidity. Corn and soybean trading was at half its 5-day average volume, though pig traders were uniquely active in the pit. But today was relevant in that it was a placeholder with nothing weird happening. Trading ranges remained narrow, reinforcing that capital is comfortable where it is currently positioned. For the week, Chicago March wheat was the big loser, down 44 cents or 5.6 percent. Corn was down 12.5 cents and March soybeans minimally lost 2-cents.
However, it is th...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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...
