The old corn market suffered a sudden and inexplicable death last Thursday when USDA pegged 1 March corn stocks to be about 400 million bushels (11 MMT) larger than the average trade guess and a full 200 million bushels above the largest trade guess. Old crop corn futures were down the 40-cent trading limit following the report's release and were down another 40 cents or more today with expanded trading limits. The post-mortem analyses will drag out for several days (maybe weeks) because the report raised more questions than it answered, including the following.
How does corn feed usage increase 13 percent in the first quarter and decline 37 percent in the second quarter with no appreciable change in livestock numbers? Feed usage was...
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...
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...
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...
