Officials in Egypt are stating that wheat imports in 2015 will drop by 50 percent to 4-4.5 MMT. However, most experts there don't expect any serious decline, and many are anticipating a wheat import level of 10 MMT.
News Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Egypt's GASC was in the wheat market again this past week and booked 120,000 MT of French wheat for shipment 1-10 November 2013 at an average price of $223.70/MT plus freight at $17.50/MT. Offers from Ukraine and Russia were approximately $7/MT and $15/MT higher, respectively, than those from France. There were similar offers from Romania and none for U.S. wheat. GASC is now said to have enough wheat supplies, both in hand and on order, to cover about six months of con...
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...
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...
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...
