Hay is grass or legumes that have been cut, dried, stored, and transformed into bales for feeding livestock. It is used as animal fodder when animals are not able to graze due to unsuitable weather or when they are kept in stables or barns. Haying machinery is used to cut the crops, which are then stored in the form of silage or bales. Forage is plant material that livestock graze on. Forage machinery is widely used for harvesting forage grains. The North American haying and forage machinery market constitutes a dominant part of the global haying and forage machinery market that accounts for a small portion, i.e., 7.78% of the global agricultural machinery market.

All-weather landing systems facilitate landing operations of an aircraft when visual references are low. The following are some of the all-weather landing systems used by commercial aircraft and airports for safe and efficient landing.

The athletic footwear market in the US is expected to grow at a steady CAGR of 2.94% during the forecast period. The market generates revenue from both store-based and non-store retailing. The running shoes segment dominated the market in 2015, followed by the basketball shoes segment. The growing health-consciousness and the need for physical fitness are propelling the demand for running shoes in the US. With changes in lifestyles, most US consumers now prefer comfort over price. For example, comfortable footwear offered by Skechers is gaining popularity and a wider consumer base in the US, despite the brand being a lesser popular one compared with Nike or Adidas. As a result, the demand for comfortable footwear is increasing, which will also drive the growth of the market in the coming years.

Acetone is produced as co-product in cumene peroxidation process for phenol production. It can also be commercially produced by the dehydrogenation of 2- propanol or isopropyl alcohol. The compound has a sweet odor and is highly inflammable. It is popularly used as a solvent in many industries. It is also used as an intermediate in manufacturing other complex chemicals.

The employment to population ratio in the US was at 68.21% in 2015. The ratio had declined during the global recession of 2008-2011 and the US crisis during 2009, but since the country’s recovery from these crises, the number has improved steadily. In February 2015, a total of 4.65 million people were separated from their jobs (this number includes involuntary layoffs, voluntary quits, discharges, and other separations like retirements). In that same period, approximately 4.92 million people found new jobs. These numbers are indicative of positive economic developments in the country, and will have a favorable impact on the economy at large.

Car rental services operate through a network of pickup or drop-off points and offer a range of vehicles that customers can pay to drive when required. Car rentals are a substitute to car ownership. In this system, vehicles are owned by a firm or organization that rents them to users for short periods by the day or through monthly or annual plans. Over the past three decades, car rentals have grown from a basic service provided by popular organizations to a widely recognized component of the urban transport industry. They are also quickly developing into a globalized industry that can provide many transportation, land use, environmental, and social benefits.

Mushrooms are porous, fleshy, and spongy and are most often considered as vegetables. They have both individual consumers and foodservice providers as primary consumers. Because of their medicinal and nutritional values, consumers in Singapore are willing to pay more for healthy, fresh, and hygienically-packed fresh mushrooms. However, Singapore is a net importer of fresh mushrooms with more than 95% of its fresh mushrooms being imported from other APAC countries.

The market has number of growth factors, one of the most important being a worldwide rise in the salaries paid to professional baseball players. The average salaries given to players in MLB has grown by more than 20% from 2013 to 2016. MLB has a large number of players, which is also another driver for many players who are trying to become professional players for MLB teams The market is, however, confronted with some major growth inhibitors: the decline of youth participation in the US and baseball becoming an expensive game. The increasing competition in the youth’s game is driving the fun out of the game, leading many youths to stop playing it. Many recreational clubs are also turning to travel baseball teams that participate in many competitive tournaments, and are very expensive to join.

A steel casting is a method where liquefied steel is poured into a mold, made of sand or ceramic plaster, to create a desired shape. The mold contains a hollow cavity of the required shape. After pouring the liquefied steel cools, solidifies, and is removed for cleaning. The product formed is subjected to heat treatment and further finishing. Heat treatment enhances the properties of the cast formed. Steel castings are preferred for applications requiring high strength, weldability, corrosion resistance, abrasion resistance, and serviceability under low and high temperatures. For instance, steel castings are used for making important components in the mining, construction, military, railroad, truck, and oil and gas industries.

Insulated packaging offers protection from damage to industrial products, foods and beverages, pharmaceutical products, and equipment during shipping and storage. The global insulated packaging market is influenced by demographic trends, such as growing urbanization, population growth, an increase in international trading activities, and industrialization. The various types of insulated packaging products include boxes, containers, bags, pouches, and wraps.