The CBOT ended sharply lower on Monday with corn and wheat leading the downside move. Both markets had achieved strongly overbought levels last week and were ripe for a corrective selloff. Funds were net sellers as they pare positions ahead of this week’s WASDE report. Most analysts expect the WASDE to be neutral/bearish (though the report is often volatile) and funds are paring length on that outlook. For the day, funds are believed to have sold some 20,000 contracts of corn and 15,000 contracts of wheat. Funds were relatively flat soybeans but likely sold 10,000 contracts or so. End-user pricing was notably absent as few buyers were willing to chase the market higher into fresh contract highs. WPI looks for the May WAS...
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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