China Back in the Market for U.S. Soybeans After a break during the Christmas and New Year holidays, China’s state-owned grain companies were again buying U.S. soybeans. Trade sources indicate as many as 15 shiploads totaling about 900,000 MT were purchased yesterday. However, the actual amount will not be known until the U.S. government shutdown ends and non-essential USDA employees return to their jobs. If the reported new sales are correct, the total volume purchased thus far by China since early December is almost more than 5 MMT, and it will most likely buy at least another 1 MMT. The outcome of its ongoing negotiations with the U.S. will probably determine whether China buys more. President Trump today tweeted that the negotia...
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...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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.