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  • Egypt rejects 63 tons of Russian grain

    Russian grain traders once again have problems supplying the primary export market. Egypt, which accounts for roughly one quarter of all Russia’s wheat exports, has rejected a large 63 ton batch, finanz.ru reports.

    The grain was transported by ship for Egypt’s state GASC (General Authority For Supply Commodities), but Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture refused to accept it, having detected an above-normal concentration of ergot – a fungal parasite which is toxic to humans.

    Whereas the …