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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egypt quarantine authority to ban ergot until new laws passed

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Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s agriculture quarantine authority will continue to apply a zero ergot policy on wheat shipments until new legislation is issued, the new head of the authority told Reuters on Tuesday. Former quarantine chief Saad Moussa’s zero-tolerance policy on common grains fungus ergot resulted in shipments to the world’s biggest importer of […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egypt to allow trace ergot in wheat

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Cairo | Reuters –– Egypt will allow wheat imports with trace levels of the ergot fungus of up to 0.05 per cent, the agriculture ministry said Monday, a day after the head of its agriculture quarantine authority was changed. Former quarantine head Saad Moussa’s zero tolerance policy on ergot had led to shipments to the […] Read more
Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)
Cereals, Reuters

Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry to keep sending wheat inspectors abroad

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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 the agriculture quarantine will continue […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Nutrition

If you’ve got mouldy hay and grain, what are your options?

Nutrition with John McKinnon

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As the calving season is fast approaching, it is appropriate to address one of the important causes of abortion in cattle that being mouldy feed. Mould can be a result of either fungal or yeast infection of cereals or forages grown for feed. Infection occurs in the field during plant growth or during harvest/storage. Examples […] Read more
Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Egypt rejects Canadian wheat shipment over ergot

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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 have caused serious concerns over […] Read more
Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)
Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Egypt to accept wheat with 0.05 per cent ergot

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Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s agriculture ministry will allow wheat imports with up to 0.05 percent levels of ergot, a common grains fungus, it said on Feb. 3, reversing a zero tolerance policy that prompted traders to boycott the state’s wheat tender this week. The supply ministry and the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) […] Read more

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