Today’s WASDE puts total red meat and poultry production down slightly based on reduced output of broilers and pork. Beef production is up based on non-fed cattle slaughter. Broiler slaughter has been down so far this year while hog slaughter is slowing though slaughter weights are still high. So far this year, slaughter weights have averaged 293 pounds compared to 289 for the same period last year and 286 during 2019.
Pork demand has been strong so far this year. A rebound in the economy is supporting demand. While export totals for the year are forecast to be down from 2020 levels, last week’s export sales report showed big gains at 59,600 tons, up 86 percent from the prior four-week average and peaking at the highest level...
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...
