![]() ![]() Apple’s Alpine Loop band sees first discount Get all of the details in our launch coverage. Packed into much of the expected form-factor, the charging case will yield 24 hours of playback and now supports MagSafe on top of its original Qi and Lightning charging. Active Noise Cancellation is one of the stars of the show, which is backed by a companion transparency mode, Spatial Audio support, and Hey Siri. While not the just-refreshed pair of flagship earbuds from Apple, these AirPods Pro still come backed by a comprehensive feature set. Down from its original $249 price tag, this is marking a new all-time low on the now previous-generation earbuds with $109 in savings attached. Through the end of today, Woot is now offering the original Apple AirPods Pro with MagSafe Charging Case for $140 in Grade A refurbished condition. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.ĪirPods Pro refurb with MagSafe charging case hit $140 Then go check out these official iPhone 13/Pro MagSafe Clear Cases at $25. This time around, you’ll find Apple’s original AirPods Pro with MagSafe charging down at $140 in a refurbished sale, as well as the first discount on Apple’s Alpine Loop band. ![]() Moreover, Ukrainian grain exports are hampered by vessel backlogs.Following up all of the fall Prime Day savings, we’re moving on to focus on Thursday’s best deals. Prices of other grains increased as well. ![]() Wheat futures surged to a three-month high on Monday, after reports of Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, including the vital port of Odessa. Weather forecasts are for too little rain to improve shipping conditions and indicates that the river will likely be approaching record low water levels in some areas. According to the US Corps of Engineers, water levels on the river are about 50% down from usual October levels.Ī serious disruption of US grain and soybean exports would aggravate the tight supply situation in global food markets, raising the spectre of further food inflation. ![]() Therefore, barges have been loaded well short of capacity, and this is not likely to change this month. Traffic is limited to one-way flows and barge operators face restrictions on draught as well as on the number of barges that can be towed by a single vessel. drought forced closure of the river on three occasions, which resulted in $35bn losses for the US economy.Įven after dredging operations to deepen the shipping channel at afflicted areas, restrictions remain in place. According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, about 589m tons of cargo are shipped on the Mississippi a year.Ībout 92% of US agriculture exports originate in the river basin and soy bean traffic alone on the Mississippi was in excess of 65m tons in 2019. In 2020, about $70bn-worth of cargo moved on the river between Minneapolis and the delta. Volumes of freight on the river are huge. One hopper barge can carry the equivalent of 16 rail cars or 70 trucks of dry cargo.Ĭarbon emissions-wise, according to, one teu emits 0.33t on rail, and 0.71 on barges from New Orleans to St Paul, Minnesota. Moreover, a wholesale shift of cargo from the river to truck and rail would exceed capacity on the land transport modes. This left shippers scrambling for alternative transport, which meant a roughly fivefold increase in cost – and it didn’t help that rail and trucking capacity have been constrained. As a result of the disruption, several grain terminals had to temporarily shut down. And the closure could hardly have come at a worse time, as grain and soybean shipping is in full swing. ![]()
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