Egypt's tourism industry, which greatly affects the country's poultry sector, has improved since 2013. There are other factors, though, that are also impacting domestic poultry prices and supplies.
The Middle East/North Africa (MENA region) is the largest importer of French wheat, and France has once again raised its estimate of wheat exports for the current year from 8.8 MMT to 9.8 MMT. This is still down by about 20 percent from last year, but it is much better than had been expected in late 2014 forecasts. Reuters says that the increase has been pushed along by a weak euro coupled with a drop in export supplies from the Black Sea as well as increased export demand for feed wheat. MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS In a statement of...
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...
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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...
