Egypt wants to change its import conditions for wheat. For deliveries with a high burden of ergot is suspected, the discharge should be interrupted as long pending the outcome of the investigation.
This new rule comes after Egypt one month ago by its restrictive policy of zero tolerance has increased distance and thus with the suppliers settled a month layers dispute. Previously, the party had threatened with an Angebotsboykott. Currently, the common international tolerance of 0.05% applies to ergot stocking.
In the future, the discharge should be stopped for shipments that obviously have a high stocking of ergot or other unwanted additives, in the event of doubt. The result of the sample currently exists only after discharge. In the future high cost for the extended availability of ship space threaten the sellers.
On July 22 Egypt had delivered 33,000 tons of Russian wheat, may has exceeded the tolerance level to ergot. A Ministry spokesman could not confirm the complaint, nor mention the percentage of ergot, which was detected in the analysis of goods. For the suppliers, the Russian Ministry of health have reported but. Own test results of the suppliers were normal.
Earlier this year, it had been reported that Egypt is spending up to 100 million USD for the quality controls for the "arduous quality control of wheat supplies from abroad".
