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

Egypt’s ergot saga leaves wheat traders in limbo

By GFM Network News January 27, 2016

Reuters — One Egyptian official’s tough stance on wheat imports carrying a fungus that wreaked havoc in the Middle Ages is baffling global grain traders and putting a spotlight on policy-making disarray in the world’s biggest purchaser of the commodity. Alarm bells began ringing in Egypt when a 63,000-tonne wheat shipment from France arrived in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egypt moves to clarify ergot rules on wheat imports

By GFM Network News January 15, 2016

Reuters — Egypt’s supply ministry moved to clarify rules on wheat imports on Thursday, saying it would allow shipments with traces of the grain fungus ergot to enter the country. Wheat traders have been concerned that uncertainty over payment and inspection terms in Egypt, the world’s biggest wheat importer, would dampen export demand. The problem […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egypt’s new wheat requirement could delay supplies

By GFM Network News January 6, 2016

Cairo/Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt, the world’s largest purchaser of wheat, has imposed restrictive import requirements, an agricultural authority official told Reuters, alarming traders who threatened to boycott tenders for the politically sensitive commodity. The new requirement — for a complete absence of ergot, a common fungus found in grains — could disrupt the […] Read more

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Manitoba Insect and Disease Update: July 25, 2014

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development July 23, 2014

Manitoba Agriculture’s weekly Insect and Disease Update is now available.Visit the MAFRD website for full text and images. Highlights: Goss’s wilt and leaf blight disease are showing up in corn. Ergot disease infection is now showing up in fall rye and grasses. Blackleg infection on lower stems/roots on canola is showing up. Downy mildew on sunflowers […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Cereal crops infected with ergot needed for livestock feed project

Sask Ag staff interested in fields with early stages of disease development

By Lisa Guenther July 18, 2014

Saskatchewan Agriculture wants to hear from farmers who find ergot in their cereals this summer. The ministry is asking producers to start scouting for the disease a week after crops start flowering and report ergot to their regional offices as soon as it’s detected. It’s all part of a new project designed to help livestock […] Read more

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Feed Grains Weekly: Price likely to keep stepping back

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Egypt’s ergot saga leaves wheat traders in limbo

Egypt moves to clarify ergot rules on wheat imports

Egypt’s new wheat requirement could delay supplies

Manitoba Insect and Disease Update: July 25, 2014

Cereal crops infected with ergot needed for livestock feed project

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