Regional Updates MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN COMMENTS News reports concerning a possible ADM/Bunge merger have raised questions about the future of G3 Canada, the Saudi Arabia SALIC and Bunge joint grain handling venture. However, there doesn’t seem to be much reason for concern yet since the joint venture’s Canadian locations would seem to be just as valuable to ADM as they are to Bunge/Salic, although there could be some overlap of facilities. Ukrainian corn exports to the Middle East/Africa (MEA) region have declined this crop year as more are being shipped to China as well as Asian destinations. Shipments to Iran have dropped by 800,000 MT with sales to Egypt and Tunisia down 77 percent and 35 percent, respectively. Reports...
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...
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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...
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