While awaiting today’s WASDE, grains and soy markets traded a bit higher overnight as they tried to recover at least a small portion of yesterday’s trade-related beating. Soybeans and Chicago wheat were both up about 6 cents, and corn gained around 3 cents. Yesterday’s steep losses were no doubt an overreaction. However, the Trump administration’s plans to put 10 percent tariffs on another $200 billion of imports from China and Beijing’s promised response seem to emphasize that there is little chance of an early end to this bilateral trade conflict, and this is despite the likelihood that the latest moves will have a larger, more immediate impact on U.S. consumers and those Chinese companies producing consumer...
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.