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A Russian grain terminal at the Port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea. (NMTP.info)

Cereals, Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Russia may ban Egyptian citrus amid wheat dispute

By Eric Knecht, Polina Devitt September 13, 2016

Moscow/Cairo | Reuters — Russia threatened to ban Egyptian citrus imports on Tuesday, a move that could escalate a trade dispute over exports of Russian wheat to the world’s largest importer of the grain. Moscow said this week it hopes to hold talks with Egypt, its top buyer, over Cairo’s failure to approve Russian wheat […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Health ministry decision makes zero ergot Egypt’s new normal

By Eric Knecht, maha-el-dahan September 6, 2016

Abu Dhabi/Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s health ministry banned wheat with any ergot fungus on Monday, a decision traders said signals the zero tolerance policy that wreaked havoc on the country’s grain purchases earlier this year is back to stay. The decree, seen by Reuters, brings the ministry in line with an agriculture ministry decree […] Read more

Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egypt’s GASC cancels wheat tender as ergot policy bites

By Eric Knecht, maha-el-dahan August 31, 2016

Cairo/Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt’s ability to buy wheat from abroad while demanding zero ergot fungus in shipments was dealt a serious blow on Wednesday, with state grain buyer GASC cancelling its tender after receiving just one offer. It was the country’s first tender to purchase wheat since it reinstated its zero-tolerance ergot policy […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egypt bans ergot in wheat, again

By Eric Knecht, maha-el-dahan August 29, 2016

Cairo/Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt reinstated on Sunday a controversial ban on wheat shipments containing even the slightest amount of a common grain fungus, baffling traders who had returned to the Egyptian market just last month when the ban was lifted. The world’s largest wheat importer said on Sunday it was re-introducing its zero […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat slumps to new 10-year low on ample supplies

By Julie Ingwersen August 29, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell for a sixth consecutive session to hit a new 10-year low on Monday, as ample global stocks and a regulatory clamp-down from the world’s largest buyer of the grain dragged on prices. Corn set a seven-year low and soybeans also declined, pressured by prospects for large U.S. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Egypt tightens import quarantine rules on grains

By Reuters August 16, 2016

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt has tightened its agriculture quarantine regulations, imposing a rule that will prevent grain shipments suspected of contamination from being offloaded until they receive test results, according to a letter sent to traders Monday. The rule comes just one month after the world’s biggest wheat buyer discontinued its controversial zero tolerance […] Read more

Cereals

Be on the lookout for ergot

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 19, 2016

The Beef Cattle Research Council has posted a blog warning producers to be on the lookout for ergot this year. “Over the past few weeks, Mother Nature has provided us with the rain and cool conditions which have created the environment for ergot infections to occur. These cool, wet conditions have also increased flowering periods in […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Egypt to follow global standard for ergot starting Tuesday

By Reuters July 11, 2016

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt will allow up to 0.05 per cent ergot, a common grains fungus, in wheat shipments beginning on Tuesday, confirming the end of a months-long standoff just before the country re-enters the international wheat market. Reuters exclusively reported on July 4 that a ministerial decree would allow the world’s top wheat […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

‘Unorthodox’ agriculture policies seen costing Egypt

By Tom Polansek June 16, 2016

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 USDA attache in Cairo, criticized […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Egypt returns to zero tolerance of ergot in wheat

By Eric Knecht, maha-el-dahan June 8, 2016

Abu Dhabi/Cairo | Reuters — Egypt has rejected two shipments of wheat for containing trace levels of the ergot fungus, backtracking on a government pledge to apply international standards and alarming traders looking to do business with the world’s largest buyer of the grain. Earlier this year traders boycotted state wheat tenders after the country’s […] Read more

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Russia may ban Egyptian citrus amid wheat dispute

Health ministry decision makes zero ergot Egypt’s new normal

Egypt’s GASC cancels wheat tender as ergot policy bites

Egypt bans ergot in wheat, again

U.S. grains: Wheat slumps to new 10-year low on ample supplies

Egypt tightens import quarantine rules on grains

Be on the lookout for ergot

Egypt to follow global standard for ergot starting Tuesday

‘Unorthodox’ agriculture policies seen costing Egypt

Egypt returns to zero tolerance of ergot in wheat

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