Bulls looking for affirmation in today's WASDE report were not disappointed. USDA slashed its corn and soybean production estimates. While the market already had mostly priced in (for now) the loss in corn production, the soybean number came as somewhat a surprise. USDA took 4.4 bushels off the average yield when many believe the crop still has time to reach its potential.USDA estimated a decline in 2012/13 corn yields to 123.4 bushels per acre. (The current drought has caused USDA to consecutively drop the estimated annual yield by more than 20 bushels per acre for the past two months, declining from 166 bushels per acre in June to 146 bushels per acre in July, and now 123.4 bushels per acre in August). Of course, futures prices have rea...
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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