Corn Argentina’s early corn harvest has begun in various regions of the country with good yields, although it's too early to draw conclusions as the harvested area has only reached 2 percent of the total area. While one should expect the harvest to pick up speed in the coming days, the forecasted rains for the next weeks could delay fieldwork. If the forecasts hold true, however, Argentina will see two weeks of abundant water, which will not be positive for logistics. In the lineup, there are already ships announced to load nearly 2 MMT - the highest volume for mid-March in the past five years. The list of destinations is divided between North Africa, Asia, and Peru. It's an interesting lineup in terms of quantity but with little var...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
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