Grain and soy futures markets have been rather boring affairs for two years or more. To be sure, there have been a few short-term bursts of activity and price movement, but they have not lasted long. Years of big U.S. and world crops, growing stocks and expanded export competition have dampened market movements. The return of noncommercial interest in these markets in late 2018 has not only done little to spark volatility but has, arguably, worked against it. A year of trade disputes, big and small, has skewed supply and demand fundamentals in ways that have discouraged commercial market participation. Although perhaps overly optimistic, we have come to think that change is in the offing with markets springing to life again. There are seem...
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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...
Kolkwitzia amabilis /kɒlˈkwɪtsiə əˈmæbɪlɪs/,[2] commonly known as beauty bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kolkwitzia.[1] It is a deciduous shrub grown as an ornamental plant. In China, where it originated, the plant is cal...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
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Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.