Today’s CBOT trade was all about the WASDE with markets trading quietly lower before the report’s noon ET release. The report, while mostly in-line with expectations, elicited a swift, selloff reaction from the markets after its release, as the USDA increased ending stocks for all the major U.S. commodities. That selloff was subsequently reversed in soybeans due to the effects of drought in Brazil and Argentina and the corn market similarly pared its losses such that old crop futures ended 1-2 cents lower. Funds were modest net buyers in the soy complex and net sellers in wheat, but the CBOT is apt to remain range-bound going forward while additional clarity comes regarding the South American crops. The January WASDE was...
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...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.