South Africa’s Crop Estimates Committee warns that instead of a previously expected 13.8 percent increase in maize production in 2024/25, output could fall to a five year low on account of El Nino. The shortfall is particularly acute for white corn, with the price rising 30 percent thus far in 2024. The price of yellow corn, which is used for feed, is up 5.6 percent. This could increase demand for white corn imports, largely from the U.S. and Mexico. However, less than one percent of U.S. corn is of the white variety, and demand for domestic white corn in Mexico is very high. Whether the price squeeze for white corn in the southern African region gets worse will depend on how quickly the transition occurs from El Nino to La Nin...
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.