Cairo | Reuters — A court that ordered the suspension of Egypt’s food inspection system based its ruling in part on the quarantine service’s right to ban grain imports with […] Read more
Egypt court ruling revives row over ergot in wheat
Egypt’s wheat imports again uncertain as ergot ban looms
Cairo | Reuters — An Egyptian court has decided to reinstate a zero tolerance policy on common grain fungus ergot, lawyers on the case told Reuters on Tuesday, plunging trade […] Read more
Egypt stocks up on strategic commodities ahead of devaluation
Cairo/Abu Dhabi | Reuters –– Egypt said it plans to build a six-month reserve of essential food items, adding to other recent purchases of commodities such as oil and wheat, […] Read more
Russia may ban Egyptian citrus amid wheat dispute
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 […] Read more
Health ministry decision makes zero ergot Egypt’s new normal
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 […] Read more
Egypt’s GASC cancels wheat tender as ergot policy bites
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 […] Read more
Egypt bans ergot in wheat, again
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 […] Read more
Egypt’s wheat corruption scandal takes down supply minister
Cairo/Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt’s Minister of Supply Khaled Hanafi has resigned amid the highest-profile corruption case since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power in 2014. Hanafi’s resignation […] Read more
Egypt returns to zero tolerance of ergot in wheat
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 […] Read more
Egypt’s ergot saga leaves wheat traders in limbo
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 […] Read more
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