Many in the trade are still skeptical that the corn and soybean yields can be as big as the August estimates and pre-report estimates for the September report, and there are two primary reasons why.The key numbers in the USDA reports to be released at 12 P.M. (EDT) on 12 September will of course be the corn and soybean yield estimates followed by the supply and demand revisions. Following are some things to consider:
The WASDE (supply/demand numbers) will incorporate the NASS crop production estimates (there apparently has been some confusion regarding the basis of the former’s numbers). There could be some planted/harvested acreage adjustments within the yield/production estimates, but these will more likely be incorporated in the Octo...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
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...