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Canadian wheat rejected in Egypt re-exported to Europe

By GFM Network News March 3, 2016

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 traces of the common grain […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

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

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 17, 2016

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

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

By GFM Network News February 16, 2016

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

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Egypt to accept wheat with 0.05 per cent ergot

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 5, 2016

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Fund short-covering lifts grain/soy complex

By GFM Network News February 2, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures climbed to six-week highs on Tuesday on fund-driven buying as the grain complex shrugged off weakness in global equity markets and crude oil, traders said. But wheat futures settled flat as all three commodities pared gains by the close. At the Chicago Board of Trade, the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb as China fears wane

By GFM Network News August 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Benchmark U.S. soybean futures rose 1.5 per cent on Thursday as equity markets stabilized in China, the world’s top soy buyer, and on outlooks for dry weather as the U.S. Midwest growing season winds down, traders said. Corn clung to modest gains on better-than-expected weekly U.S. export sales and spillover strength […] Read more

Ukraine 2025 wheat crop seen at 21.8 million tons, corn at 28 million-29 million says farm union

Prairie forecast: Warm and dry for the long weekend

U.S. grains: Corn futures lower as farmers sell, soy choppy

GFM Network News

Ukraine 2025 wheat crop seen at 21.8 million tons, corn at 28 million-29 million says farm union

Prairie forecast: Warm and dry for the long weekend

U.S. grains: Corn futures lower as farmers sell, soy choppy

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Canadian wheat rejected in Egypt re-exported to Europe

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

Egypt rejects Canadian wheat shipment over ergot

Egypt to accept wheat with 0.05 per cent ergot

U.S. grains: Fund short-covering lifts grain/soy complex

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

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb as China fears wane

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