You are watching france 24. It was a boat filled with migrants trying to reach an better life, but the ship caught fire and capsized, leaving over 80 dead with 200 missing. Passengers on board are thought to be coming from libya. Rescue operations are underway off the coast of the italian island of lampedusa, where the boat went down. Our correspondent has the latest. It is a massive tragedy with hundreds of migrants on the boat sinking off the coast of the island of lampedusa in italy. What we know so far is that the mayor has said at least 80 people have been killed. But officials warn the death toll could actually go up. The mayor described the situation, saying that the immigrants tried to call for help, but their phones could not reach anyone on the italian coast guard, so they hoped to draw attention to themselves by lighting a fire. That fire got out of control which is why we see a high death toll. We know so far that one person, a suspected people smuggler, has been arrested a
Argentina s 2024 exports of soybean, corn, wheat, sunflower, and barley have been projected to reach barely US$ 29.3 billion, which would represent a US$ 5.7 billion recovery from 2023 but a US$ 1.7 billion slump compared to the last five years average, the Grain Stock Exchange in Rosario (BCR) announced in its latest Guía Estratégica para el Agro (GEA) report. The new figures represent an 18% downward revision from December s calculations.
Argentina's corn harvest, already cut sharply due to a stunt disease spread by leafhopper insects, is "likely" to be slashed significantly further, a Rosario grains exchange analyst said on Wednesday, a potential knock to global supplies.
Chicago wheat futures
rose to a three-week high on Monday amid concerns over the
French crop and tensions in the Black Sea, although ample supply
kept prices near multi-year lows. . -March 24, 2024 at 09:10 pm EDT
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