The USDA report on grain and feed for Israel was issued last week. As expected, it shows that the country is still almost totally dependent on grain imports for wheat, barley and maize. Most of the grain imports will come from origins other than the U.S.
Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Egypt and Russia have signed a joint customs protocol that both sides say will make trade between the two countries much easier in the future and should allow for a growth in mutual trade. However, there was no mention of this affecting the Egyptian practice of sending grain inspectors to vessel loadings in Russia. For several years now, the pre-inspection of grain loadings has made the acceptance of shipments in Egypt much si...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
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...
