Brazil Trucker Strike Hits Agriculture Hard By all accounts, the trucker strike in Brazil that lasted for eight days is now ending after the government offered the equivalent of $2.54 billion in concessions to the trucking industry. This included a 12 percent reduction in fuel prices for 60 days as well as lower road tolls and the establishment of a minimum freight charge. Not all unions accepted the deal, and some truckers still have not ended their strike. However, enough have done so to allow for a slow return to normalcy. While the trucker strike has done great damage to the economy, the agricultural sector has suffered the most. The halt to the movement of soybeans and grains to feed mills, processing plants and export terminals resu...
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...
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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...
Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and includes the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated.[3] The most common English names are...
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