MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 9th 2018
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Thursday, August 9th 2018 - 07:13 UTC
Parana River low water level increasing freight costs for cereal transport
Large grain transport ships using Argentine’s port hub of Rosario have had to reduce their cargo by between 3,200 and 4,300 tons because of an unusually low water level in the Parana River, the Rosario grains exchange said this week.
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Thursday, August 9th 2018 - 07:02 UTC
Argentina expecting a bumper 2018/19 wheat crop of some 20m tons
Argentine farmers are finishing this year's wheat sowing, helped by moist soils and cold weather that is prolonging the vegetative stage of crops, raising hopes of high yields and a record harvest, growers and analysts said on Wednesday. Cold Southern Hemisphere winter weather allows seedlings to grow more sprigs per plant. Harvesting starts in November.
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Thursday, August 9th 2018 - 06:55 UTC
UK law enforcement agencies express concern over a “no-deal Brexit”
A no-deal Brexit poses a risk to the public because the UK would lose access to EU-wide security powers and databases, police leaders have warned. Police and crime commissioners say law enforcement agencies “face a significant loss of operational capacity” if the arrangements stop.
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Thursday, August 9th 2018 - 06:38 UTC
Pound falls below US$ 1.29 for the first time in almost a year
The pound has fallen below US$1.29 for the first time in almost a year on continuing worries Britain will leave the EU without a trade deal. Sterling also hit a nine-month low against the euro, and was down against the yen and Swiss franc.
