Many in the market see today's soybean prices as low versus the highs of the last three years. Perhaps many of the new players in futures markets do not realize the prices of the past few years were not normal but quite atypical compared with most of the last decade. Why Are Soybean Prices Still So High? I received an interesting call from a farmer friend of mine this morning. He wanted to know why I though soybean prices are still as high as they are considering the global supply and demand situation. This farmer sold soybeans yesterday for delivery in the fall of 2015 and 2016 for approximately $9.65/bushel. In fact, the soybeans booked for delivery in 2016 brought a slight premium over those for 2015. My friend said he has already sold...
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...
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...
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...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
From WPI Consulting
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.