The February WASDE adjusted the red meat and broiler forecast for both 2019 and 2020. The table below shows a recap.
Total red meat and poultry production was updated based on slightly higher beef slaughter and heavier weights, but that is front loaded to the first half of 2020. Production is expected to drop in the second half of the year based on the estimated small size of the cattle herd reported at the end of January. Broiler production was raised on the number of chicks hatched. Pork production was raised on increased slaughter and weights, both of which have been bearish for hogs. Slaughter is up 3 percent compared to last year for the first five weeks of the year, and pork production is up 3.6 percent on heavie...
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...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
