Markets traded just slightly better overnight and found additional buying ahead of the USDA reports this morning. Wheat markets led the pre-report rally, trading as much as 20-25 cents higher in KC and Chicago. Corn followed wheat for a bit with 6-7 cent gains, and soybeans were also strong. The mid-summer U.S. 4th of July holiday is next week. The markets will be closed all day Wednesday and that night, reopening Thursday morning. That is followed by the 6 July deadline for the imposition of the first round of tariffs on specific Chinese imports. China is expected to quickly retaliate with tariffs on U.S. soybeans. Hot, mostly dry weather is expected to cover the Corn Belt and northern Plains next week. The question today is, how long mi...
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...
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