One of the advantages Argentina has had in the last year in exporting soybeans, soy products and other agricultural commodities has been its weak currency. However, this has been changing. Large Soybean Export Sales Today’s USDA export sales report indicated last week was busy with sales of soybeans for shipment in the current and next marketing years. It noted the total for 2015/16 shipment was 758,500 MT, up 98 percent from the past four-week average. The sales were mainly to unknown destinations (573,900 MT), Iran (120,000 MT), Indonesia (47,600 MT) and Japan (12,100 MT). They were partially offset by switches from unknown (44,000 MT) as well as decreases to China (54,000 MT), Malaysia (15,000 MT) and Colombia (100 MT). Sales for shipm...
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...
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...
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.