Today was more like what is expected just before a major holiday. Trading volume was generally lower for everything but the live cattle contract. February Live Cattle lost 40-cents but there were gains in the deferred contract. Most markets closed lower today but small gains were made in HRW, feeder cattle and lean hogs.
Priming the lean hog market were robust export sales last week. Overall, USDA’s weekly Export Sales report was bearish. After roaring sales the week before, newly reported soybean commitments were lackluster and below expectations. Similarly, corn sales were underwhelming. Soyoil sales were modest but notably were the best that have been seen in five weeks.
Overall, the market continues to trade sidewa...
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...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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...
