U.S. Ag Office Lowers Forecast for China’s Soybean Imports The USDA/FAS office in Beijing this week forecasted China’s soybean imports in 2018/19 at 82 MMT and 80 MMT in 2019/20. That compares to current USDA forecasts for imports of 83 MMT in 2018/19 and 85 MMT in 2019/20. That would be the lowest soybean imports in five years and down from an estimated 94.045 MMT in 2017/18. The reduction in the forecasts for China’s soybean imports mostly is a result of sharply lower swine production because of African Swine Fever (ASF) that has reduced the swine herds by over 100 million head. It also is partly a result of China’s soybean production in 2019 forecasted at 17.1 MMT, up from 15.2 MMT in 2017 and 15.9 MMT in...
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...
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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.