Insights and Stories on Ergot

‘Unorthodox’ agriculture policies seen costing Egypt

Jun. 16, 2016 at 8:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Egypt, the world’s top wheat importer, faces US$860 million in extra costs and lost export opportunities this year because of “unorthodox agricultural measures,” including a zero-tolerance policy on ergot fungus in wheat, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday in a report. The report, from a […]

Egypt returns to zero tolerance of ergot in wheat

Jun. 8, 2016 at 2:00 pm CDT

By Eric Knecht maha-el-dahan

Egypt quarantine authority to ban ergot until new laws passed

Mar. 8, 2016 at 11:46 am CST

By Reuters

Egypt to allow trace ergot in wheat

Mar. 7, 2016 at 5:58 pm CST

By Reuters

Egypt replaces head of agriculture quarantine authority

Mar. 7, 2016 at 5:15 pm CST

By Ehab Farouk

Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry to keep sending wheat inspectors abroad

Mar. 4, 2016 at 4:38 pm CST

Abu Dhabi/Reuters – The Agriculture Ministry of Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, said on Friday it would continue to send experts to inspect government wheat purchases at ports of origin. Sources had told Reuters on Thursday that the agricultural quarantine authority was considering halting inspections abroad. “The central administration of […]

By maha-el-dahan

Canadian wheat rejected in Egypt re-exported to Europe

Mar. 3, 2016 at 5:03 pm CST

Abu Dhabi | Reuters — A shipment of Canadian wheat rejected in Egypt over concerns it contained traces of ergot has been re-exported to Europe after Egypt’s agricultural quarantine rejected a petition from the supplier, trade sources said Thursday. Egypt’s quarantine authority has rejected a series of wheat shipments over […]

By maha-el-dahan

Egypt writes to wheat suppliers on ergot, hoping to win confidence

Feb. 17, 2016 at 5:25 pm CST

Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry sent a letter to traders saying it will allow an ergot fungus tolerance level of 0.05 per cent in wheat imports, hoping suppliers will make offers in international purchase tenders for the strategic grain. Disputes about ergot content level have disrupted top […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Prices rise on short-covering, slow loadings in Brazil

Feb. 16, 2016 at 5:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures climbed to a 1-1/2-week high on Tuesday while wheat and corn each gained about one per cent, boosted by investor short-covering and a backlog of export loadings at Brazilian ports. Prices rose as trade resumed following a three-day weekend due to Monday’s U.S. […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Egypt rejects Canadian wheat shipment over ergot

Feb. 16, 2016 at 1:17 pm CST

Abu Dhabi | Reuters –– Egypt’s agricultural quarantine authority has rejected a shipment of Canadian wheat, saying it contained traces of the fungus ergot, a trade source said and official documents obtained by Reuters showed. The move by the quarantine authority is the latest in a series of rejections, which […]

By maha-el-dahan

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