Most eyes on today’s WASDE were looking at the crop side since this is the first look at the 2023-24 supply and demand numbers. The livestock projections for 2023, however, saw some impactful projections. This is the fifth WASDE report of the year, and it is the fifth time the fed cattle price has been raised and the fourth time the market hog price has been reduced. Since December 2022, hog prices are down $10.50/cwt, and fed cattle prices up $10.50/cwt.
The big drop for hogs came in this month’s report, with a projected annual average price for 2023 of $56.50/cwt, about half of the total drop for the year. This is the first look at 2024 on the livestock/protein side, and the 2024 annual average price projection is $6...
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...
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...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
