The CBOT finished sharply higher on Monday, with dry weekend weather starting and supporting what turned into a day of technical buying. Funds were aggressively covering their net short positions in corn and wheat and were adding to their small soybean long. The markets opened at the high end of expectations, with gapping higher at the open, which quickly triggered buy-stops and kept the upward momentum going. Corn, wheat, and soybeans all tested and overcame technically important levels today, triggering buy-stops again each time. The U.S. weather is a big concern for the CBOT. Dryness has been spreading across the Southern Plains and, more crucially for corn and soybean crops, western Iowa. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map highl...
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.