The corn market in Argentina is currently quiet, and basis premiums weak. One reason is Argentine corn cannot compete in Colombia and Peru due to preferential import taxes for U.S. corn. The result is that Argentine corn is at least $40/MT more expensive. Soybeans The old crop market in Brazil is basically disappearing as the U.S. harvest approaches. It would be possible to buy some spot cargoes before China starts to receive U.S. purchases, but there presently seems to be a significant gap in pricing bids and offers. The Paranagua paper market is priced at 170/165SQ (+290SU), and the FOB market is being offered at +330SU. Offers in China are +395SX CNF, which is equivalent to +310SX FOB or +285SU and 10 cents under the Paranagua paper ma...
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...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
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...
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.