ergot fungus
After six months, Egypt finally settles wheat fungus row
Egypt
July 5, 2016
After six months, Egypt finally settles wheat fungus row
Egypt's agricultural quarantine authority settled a months-long dispute on Monday over wheat import specifications that have hampered the country's massive…
French wheat exporters to lose out even as Egypt tries to settle fungus dispute
Business
March 18, 2016
French wheat exporters to lose out even as Egypt tries to settle fungus dispute
Even if Egypt can end a policy dispute over wheat imports soon, it will be too little, too late for…
Egypt to import 240,000 tons of wheat in April: supply minister
Egypt
March 17, 2016
Egypt to import 240,000 tons of wheat in April: supply minister
The Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Khaled Hanafi announced on Thursday that Egypt has contracted with France, Ukraine, and…
FAO expert to arrive in Egypt on Sunday, work on ergot laws
Business
March 12, 2016
FAO expert to arrive in Egypt on Sunday, work on ergot laws
A UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) expert will arrive in Cairo on Sunday to study the effect of ergot…
Egypt to work with FAO on wheat ergot legislation: ministry
Business
March 8, 2016
Egypt to work with FAO on wheat ergot legislation: ministry
Egypt will work with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the country's wheat ergot policy, the agriculture…
Bureaucrat and old fungus law hold Egypt’s wheat supplies hostage
Business
March 2, 2016
Bureaucrat and old fungus law hold Egypt’s wheat supplies hostage
A global grain glut should make purchasing wheat cheap and easy for Egypt, the world's biggest importer, but traders say…