a step that could end disruptions in the purchases of world’s biggest wheat buyer by replacing quarantine officials who rejected several shipments this year for containing the ergot fungus.

Which leads me nicely onto ergot. It’s been a massive problem this year in many cereals, none more so than in spring wheat. We got a claim for a load of Mulika the other day that made me spit ...

Cairo | Reuters — An Egyptian court on Tuesday effectively reinstated a ban on wheat imports containing even trace levels of the common grain fungus ergot, a lawyer who raised the case told Reuters, ...

Chicago | Reuters –– Elevated levels of the grain fungus ergot are showing up in spring wheat being harvested in south-central North Dakota, prompting grain elevators to impose discounts and even turn ...

Some winter wheat has been sown with some yet to go in ... and stories of rejections for various reasons are emerging – e.g. poor germination, splitting, ergot etc. Based on anecdotal evidence ergot ...

This year's cereal quality survey has confirmed harvest reports of low protein for wheat and low nitrogen levels in barley, ...

Declining alcohol demand, driven by young non-drinkers, hits the UK barley market as breweries and distilleries face reduced grain needs.

OTA and ergot alkaloids) and other contaminants (e.g. pesticides, heavy metals, CIPC and PAHs) in representative commercial samples of UK-grown wheat, barley and oats and co-products (wheatfeed and ...

Rye being the pathogen’s favorite host was also considered an act of God. Rye was a cheaper crop than white wheat and other grains less susceptible to ergot. So, communities that could afford only rye ...

AHDB: Cereals Quality Survey confirms lower nitrogen and protein levels – but it’s not all bad news! The 2024 AHDB Cereal Quality Survey (CQS), published today, confirms harvest reports of low protein ...