ABU DHABI - Egypt's Agriculture Ministry sent a letter to traders saying it will allow an ergot fungus tolerance level of 0.05 percent in wheat imports, hoping suppliers will make offers in ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will allow up to 0.05 percent ergot, a common grains fungus, in wheat shipments beginning on Tuesday, confirming the end of a months-long standoff just before the country ...

ABU DHABI -- Egypt, the world's largest wheat buyer, is tapping global markets again to purchase the strategic grain, its third attempt since reinstating a controversial zero tolerance policy towards ...

Egypt canceled its zero-tolerance policy for a common type of fungus in wheat imports, promising a return to international standards after three failed tenders. The world’s largest wheat buyer will ...

ABU DHABI - A shipment of Canadian wheat rejected in Egypt over concerns it contained traces of the ergot fungus has been re-exported to Europe after Egypt's agricultural quarantine rejected a ...

HAMBURG, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Romanian grain trading house Cerealcom Dolj said on Thursday it had declined to ship wheat to Egypt because of new rules about ergot fungus content, refuting reports that ...

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 country's grain purchases earlier this year is ...

Grain contaminants are defined as those materials that make cereals unfit for either human or livestock consumption.

Ergot alkaloids are a diverse group of secondary metabolites produced predominantly by the parasitic fungus Claviceps purpurea. These compounds have long been a subject of scientific inquiry due to ...