Reportedly, rebar price has been risen by US$10~US$15/ton on Christmas eve in the gulf region by the domestic mills as a result of growing construction activities during this time when weather is fair in the Middle East. Furthermore, ...
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Hans H. Stein, University of Illinois professor in the department of animal sciences, has released a new brochure called "Nutritional value of soy products fed to pigs." The new brochure contains very detailed nutritional information on ...
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According to data released by the National Bureau Statistics, China’s output of seamless steel pipes totaled 2.68 million tons in November, rising by 3% year on year. Meanwhile, the daily output of seamless steel pipes averaged at ...
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According to the Turkish Steel Pipe Manufacturers Association (CEBID), the country’s exports of steel pipes totaled 144,538 tons in November, decreasing by 28.68% year on year and falling by 7.57% from a month ago. The export ...
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Ann Marie Reynolds, a 32-year-old who has been in and out of hospitals fighting chronic kidney disease since she was a teenager, had a less than 1 percent chance of receiving a kidney without the University of Alabama at Birmingham's ...
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According to statistics, Taiwan’s exports of large-diameter of wire rods (with diameters larger or equal to 14mm) totaled 6,724 tons in November, soaring by 30% from October. The export prices of large-diameter wire rods averaged at ...
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Its’ reported that the Japanese largest stainless producer Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless (NSSC) said that it has won an order from Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity & Water to supply around 4,300 tons of ASTM S32304 and S31803 ...
Children who are exposed to alcohol before they are born are more likely to have problems with their social skills, according to new research. Having a mother who drank during pregnancy was also linked to significant emotional and ...
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More young adults have health insurance now than three years ago. And many of them are getting that coverage under a provision of the Affordable Care Act that allows them to stay on their parents' health policies until they turn 26, U.S. ...
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Cows performed very well in October and I had the expectation that November would be no different. However, as I did my daily check of the bulk tank weights I immediately saw that there was a problem during the first week of the month; ...
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Red Meat Production Down 4 Percent From Last Year Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.12 billion pounds in November, down 4 percent from the 4.31 billion pounds produced in November 2012. Beef production, at ...
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Preliminary research from Purdue found that on average, farms could spend an additional $7.50 for polled genetics and break even with the average costs of dehorning. At the annual meeting of the American Dairy Science Association this ...
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The December Cattle on Feed report said the number of cattle in large feedlots was down 5.5% at the start of the month. November placements were down 3.1% and November marketings were down 4.5%, largely due to one fewer slaughter day. The ...
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The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) and Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) released the latest beef trade data last week. The data for October, the latest month available, showed beef and veal exports up 5.4% over last year with the ...
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Beef cattle nutrition, breeding and bedding were among the subjects NDSU researchers studied in 2013. Beef cattle diets, breeding systems, drylot vs. pasture cow-calf production, forage digestibility enhancements, grazing and effects of ...
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