Regional Updates MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN COMMENTS Egypt seems to have finally settled the ergot problem that has plagued the wheat import business for several months. Government decree 1761/2017 is expected to now end the controversy and set the maximum allowable ergot level at 0.05 percent in the plant quarantine regulations. Black Sea port loading reports can be extremely detailed and also interesting. A review indicates the following regional purchases (volumes approximated) from Ukraine during December:
Egypt’s private sector (135,000 MT of corn) Israel (150,000 MT of corn) Turkey (227,000 MT of corn, including 12,000 MT of Moldovan origin) Turkey (142,000 MT of soybeans) Turkey (67,000 MT of wheat bran - transported i...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Kolkwitzia amabilis /kɒlˈkwɪtsiə əˈmæbɪlɪs/,[2] commonly known as beauty bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kolkwitzia.[1] It is a deciduous shrub grown as an ornamental plant. In China, where it originated, the plant is cal...
Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and includes the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated.[3] The most common English names are...
