If not for the ProFarmer Crop Tour, most observers would be looking outside of the agricultural commodity markets for some entertainment this week. And there was plenty going on elsewhere from the assassination of Russian Yevgeny Prigozhin to the expansion of the BRICS, a G20 meeting, the first Republican debate, Argentina, etc. Watching crops grow, not so much. Which is probably why after the exchange of thousands of contracts, prices remain range bound.
Soybean speculators have spent the past few weeks reducing their net long position in soybeans but according to today’s CFTC data, that just reversed with them adding 8.2 percent to a new net long of 25,787 contracts. Even the crop tour was relatively drama-free. This band...
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...
