Russian authorities have changed course and given the go-ahead for a 63,000 metric tonne cargo of Egyptian wheat to be imported, after a second test showed the level of grain fungus ergot were within acceptable limits. The decision is likely to reassure exporters, who have been confused by Egypt's previous moves to impose a zero tolerance of ergot, only to scrap it later and return to the international standard of 0.05% and below. Three other large shipments totalling 250,000 tonnes have been halted in recent weeks, although this was the first to be held up for ergot.
Egyptian authorities have changed course and given the go-ahead for a 63,000 metric tonne cargo of Russian wheat to be imported, after a second test showed the level of grain fungus ergot were within acceptable limits. The decision is likely to reassure exporters, who have been confused by Egypt's previous moves to impose a zero tolerance of ergot, only to scrap it later and return to the international standard of 0.05% and below. Three other large shipments totalling 250,000 tonnes have been halted in recent weeks, although this was the first to be held up for ergot.