Overnight trade was quiet (as expected) with corn and wheat prices near unchanged, while soybean prices crept a few cents higher in low volume. A quick glance at today’s grain and soy futures closes is enough to get a pretty good idea of how USDA’s August WASDE was received. General Comments A quick glance at today’s grain and soy futures closes is enough to get a pretty good idea of how USDA’s August WASDE was received. Wheat, corn and soybeans were all down by double-digits, and soybeans led the rout with declines of more than 30 cents. MGEX September wheat also fell more than 30 cents. Soymeal closed down $12.10-12.70, and soyoil dropped 37-40 points. As noted in our analysis (see following article), we cannot remember any prior August...
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...
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.