There is no question that the tone of today’s USDA reports is at least mildly bullish, and markets have reacted accordingly. However, it is worth asking what has really changed.USDA’s final corn and soybean production estimates were both lower than expected. Most observers anticipated slight increases based on the trend for big crops to get bigger. However, the national average yield and planted area for both crops were reduced. The corn yield was put at 174.6 bushels/acre, down .7 bushels/acre, and harvested acres were lowered by about 100,000. The soybean yield was lowered .4 bushels/acre to 52.1 bushels/acre, and harvested acres were down 300,000. Although yields were down from USDA’s November estimates, they still represent new records...
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...
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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...
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