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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 writes to wheat suppliers on ergot, hoping to win confidence

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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 buyer Egypt’s wheat imports in […] Read more
Australian countryside near Bendigo, northwest of Melbourne. (CIA.gov)
Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

GrainCorp to join buyer group for Australian wheat marketer

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Sydney | Reuters — Australia’s GrainCorp said Wednesday it was joining a consortium that plans to acquire, then list, Western Australia’s grower-owned Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd (CBH), the country’s largest wheat exporter. The proposal is led by Australian Grains Champion, a Western Australian grower-led initiative. The acquisition would be valued at A$3 billion (C$2.96 billion), […] 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
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Ex-Iraq grain board chief to be investigated in graft case

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CORRECTED, Feb. 20, 2016 — Baghdad | Reuters — Iraq’s acting trade minister has referred former grain board chief Saad al-Hamdani and 16 unnamed individuals for investigation over suspected transportation of illegal wheat shipments, a ministry statement said Monday. The grain board is responsible for purchasing billions of dollars worth of commodities internationally and from […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie spring wheat bids slide lower

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CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as the firmer Canadian dollar and losses in U.S. wheat futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $4-$6 per tonne over the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section […] Read more

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