USDA will release its August WASDE at Noon EDT Friday, 10 August. The August WASDE is always highly anticipated since it includes NASS’ first estimate of yields and production for corn and soybeans based on actual surveys. But interest in this year’s August WASDE is is higher than usual, probably the highest since the 2012 U.S. drought year, for several reasons. A considerable portion of that interest is focused on USDA’s supply/demand analyses for both the U.S. and the world - especially for other major exporters. As is always the case, the U.S. corn and soybean growing season weather has been a mixed bag. However, USDA’s weekly crop condition ratings remained at high levels even during the record Midwestern...
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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