The market viewed USDA's soybean acreage projection as bullish. The corn acreage number was not a real surprise. Corn futures gained about 6 cents, mostly under the influence of soybeans. General Comments At the Outlook Forum this morning, USDA projected that 2015 corn plantings would be 89 million acres with soybean acreage at 83.5 million acres. It will flesh out its (very) preliminary supply/demand numbers on Friday. The soybean acreage number was lower than anticipated with the corn number at the high end of expectations. All wheat acreage is called 55.5 million acres, down 1.3 million from last year's final number. Total acreage for the eight major field crops was put at 254.6 million, down 3.3 million from last year.The market was s...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
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...
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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...
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