Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s top administrative court has ruled that the country should accept wheat with marginal levels of the common grain fungus ergot, a local newspapers said on […] Read more
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Top court in Egypt permits wheat with trace ergot
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn higher on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures gained on Tuesday, after earlier falls, as investors covered short positions and prepared for government crop data due on Friday. Wheat […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on seasonal strength, bullish soyoil data
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday on seasonal strength as the Midwest harvest wound down and a jump in soyoil tied to an unexpected monthly drawdown […] Read more
Egypt court ruling seen reinstating ergot ban in wheat imports
Cairo | Reuters — An Egyptian court on Tuesday effectively reinstated a ban on wheat imports containing even trace levels of the common grain fungus ergot, a lawyer who raised […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat down on weak export demand
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell for a third straight day on Wednesday, pressured by plentiful global supplies and strong competition for export business, especially from Russia, traders […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures ease, soy firms
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank to contract lows on Wednesday as ample global supplies provided overseas buyers with cheaper alternatives to U.S. offerings in […] Read more
Egypt court ruling revives row over ergot in wheat
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’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
JBS suspends Brazil beef output amid import bans
Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s biggest meatpacking company, announced on Thursday it had suspended beef production at 33 of its 36 Brazilian plants amid the […] Read more
Speculation shrouds grain demand, rejections from Egypt
CNS Canada — Egypt, the world’s biggest buyer of wheat, rejected three cargoes of the grain last week — its first rejections since it overhauled its inspection system and relaxed […] Read more
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