FOB prices were steady this week, while corn became the commodity with movement as several trades were reported. Asian consumers and trading houses are very active in the market, mainly buying March-May shipment. Movement in more deferred shipments seems to be directed by a particular strategy.
Weather Rains fell this weekend north of Buenos Aires and in Entre Rios. Although some local players are analyzing their effect on the corn crop, anything of significance is unlikely. At most, there might be some harvest delays in those specific areas. The map below shows the precipitation of the past 24 hours:The weather situation will be carefully monitored in coming weeks because the harvest in the nucleus crop area will begin at any moment. D...
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...
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...
