egypt may reject french wheat as tough inspections rattle trade
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

Egypt may reject French wheat as tough inspections rattle trade

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today Egypt may reject French wheat as tough inspections rattle trade

Egypt may reject French wheat as tough inspections rattle trade
Cairo - Arab Today

Egypt is considering rejecting 59,000 tons of French wheat purchased by state grain buyer GASC due to the presence of poppy seeds, the second cargo to come under such scrutiny and raising fresh uncertainty over the country’s import policy.
The world’s biggest wheat importer threw the international grains market into confusion in 2015 by rejecting a cargo that contained the common wheat fungus ergot, triggering a row over policy in Cairo that is still simmering and worrying traders.
Egypt’s agricultural ministry said on Sunday its quarantine authority was examining seeds in the French cargo.
“If they prove to be poppy seeds a decision will be taken to reject the shipment and transfer the case to the general prosecutor,” spokesman Hamid Abdel Dayim told Reuters.
That would be the second case transferred to the general prosecutor in less than a month after a 63,000 ton Romanian wheat cargo was rejected by quarantine and is now under review by the prosecutor’s office for re-export.
The back-to-back cases have raised red flags among traders, who called poppy seeds “the new ergot” and an attempt by Egypt’s agriculture quarantine service to tighten import rules after losing its fight to ban the fungus last year.
Transgrain France, a supply company responsible for the French cargo, said it seemed strange for “quarantine to suddenly discover this type of seed for the first time in decades” and said quarantine may have confused the seeds with another type of poppy found in France but which is not toxic.
In December 2015, the rejection of a French wheat shipment purchased by GASC for containing ergot set off a nearly year-long row over import requirements as Egypt’s quarantine authority imposed a ban on any trace level of the fungus.
Trading companies said the requirement was impossible to guarantee and boycotted state tenders, effectively cutting Egypt off from global grains markets.
Egypt spends billions of pounds each year on wheat and bread subsidies to secure food for tens of millions of its poorest.

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

egypt may reject french wheat as tough inspections rattle trade egypt may reject french wheat as tough inspections rattle trade

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

egypt may reject french wheat as tough inspections rattle trade egypt may reject french wheat as tough inspections rattle trade

 



GMT 03:53 2017 Sunday ,23 April

UN, Russia set for Syria meet without US

GMT 17:13 2016 Tuesday ,29 November

French vote: Far-right bashes frontrunner Fillon

GMT 02:33 2017 Monday ,03 July

FARC leader being treated for stroke: hospital

GMT 00:56 2017 Saturday ,25 February

New authors added to literature festival line-up

GMT 10:39 2016 Thursday ,24 November

Germany third quarter growth confirmed

GMT 08:35 2017 Wednesday ,09 August

UAE Public Sector Drives $300m

GMT 17:14 2017 Wednesday ,19 July

Yasmine Abdel Aziz receives new offers

GMT 16:36 2017 Saturday ,07 October

"International Fatwa" launches multilingual e-platform

GMT 04:05 2017 Friday ,24 November

Angry Birds maker posts loss despite jump in sales

GMT 10:30 2017 Tuesday ,28 November

Consumer agency power struggle underscores Trump

GMT 20:38 2017 Wednesday ,30 August

8 civilians killed in airstrike by US-led

GMT 06:57 2017 Monday ,06 March

Spain Promises Support for Morocco Against EU

GMT 01:48 2017 Friday ,07 April

Now, get your driving lessons on a Range Rover

GMT 10:47 2016 Tuesday ,26 January

Developing countries bear brunt of nitrogen pollution

GMT 02:12 2017 Tuesday ,19 September

November23rd-December21st

GMT 22:01 2017 Wednesday ,18 October

25 Kurds killed in clashes in Iraq's Kirkuk

GMT 21:18 2017 Monday ,28 August

Singer Assy Al Helani sad for his sister’s death

GMT 19:36 2017 Friday ,15 September

Voluntary Work Award winners honoured

GMT 20:20 2017 Monday ,25 September

Sisi arrives in United Arab Emirates on official visit
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday