date:Feb 14, 2016
d: Divergences are persisting between Gasc demands and the agricultural minister, a reference to the reports that the ministry has been backing a zero tolerance option for ergot, while Gasc has preferred to stick with the 0.05% allowance more agreeable to merchants.
Agritel also noted that a cargo of French wheat which Egypt rejected two weeks ago on grounds of contamination with ergot (a fungus which can cause hallucinations if eaten in sufficient quantities) was still waiting for unloading in