The CBOT traded a quiet day at mid-week with corn and wheat pushing lower and bull spreading developing in soybeans and soymeal. The soy complex remains the hot market for now with soymeal holding just below recent contract highs and commercials still buying, as evidenced by the spread trade. Corn and wheat are finding selling pressure from funds, but U.S. farmers are not selling much corn right now, which is keeping basis strong and limiting futures weakness. Wheat futures should be facing some bullish pressure from 15-year lows in U.S. ending stocks and the Argentine drought, but slow exports and uncompetitive offers at the U.S. Gulf are keeping the market on a downward path. Funds were slight net sellers in corn and wheat for the day and...
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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