Tag: Rosario Grains Exchange

• Friday, October 12th 2018 - 08:43 UTC

  Despite poor weather Argentina expects a 2018/19 wheat crop of 19 million tons

  

  Frost and a lack of rain could scale back Argentina's wheat crop for the 2018-19 season, which is currently seen at a record 19.7 million tons, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said on Thursday.

• 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.

• Friday, July 20th 2018 - 07:35 UTC

  Argentina betting on a 2018/19 record wheat crop to spur the economy

  

  A record wheat harvest expected in Argentina this year could arrive just in time to jumpstart the ailing country's economy in the fourth quarter, after growth has been hit by low investment, high inflation and a soy crop devastated by drought.