The level of U.S. economic growth in the third quarter of 2016 and first two months of the fourth quarter have been attributed to the level of the country's soybean exports. Meanwhile, the EU has released data on its U.S. soy imports thus far in MY 2016/17. Lower Soybean Exports Impact U.S. Economic Growth in Fourth Quarter The U.S. Commerce Department today indicated the country’s economic growth slowed to an annual rate of 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter, down from 3.5 percent in the third quarter and below analysts’ forecast of 2.2 percent. Interestingly, a decrease in U.S. soybean exports was blamed for this development just as an upsurge had been credited for the high rate in the third quarter. The reality is that these exports we...
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.