Markets were steady to slightly higher in the Sunday night session, but that steady pattern disappeared when the markets opened this morning with steep losses in corn and soybeans eventually dragging wheat lower as well. It was hard to pinpoint a reason for the abrupt change in attitude, but following are a few ideas:
Canada imposed tariffs on U.S. products over the weekend. 6 July is the target date for U.S. tariffs against China and the expected retaliation by China with tariffs on soybeans, etc. The election in Mexico is over with the expected outcome, and President Trump said he might not finish a new NAFTA deal until after the mid-term election. Both developments were considered bearish. U.S. equity markets were also lower early...
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...
