Soybeans Last week was very volatile. Basis in Brazil had been rising slowly in the past few months. Demand was gradually increasing bids, although this was essentially just on the spot as there was a plentiful supply of soybeans globally. While the drought in Argentina became a concern by early February, no one considered it to be a significant issue. Nevertheless, the spot market kept moving with good demand. Basis gradually and consistently rose, both FOB and CNF in China, but without great volatility since the supply/demand balance was comfortable. However, the situation slowly tightened as the Argentine crop became increasingly drier with analysts reducing production estimates.
Argentina's basis grew more than Brazil’s, bring...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
