Will Egypt have to scrap its policy on ergot, at least temporarily?

The Egyptian government can appeal an administrative court’s decision to return to a zero-tolerance policy on ergot in wheat imports, but the decision will have to be implemented during the appeals process, Khaled Ali, one of the lawyers who brought up the case, tells Reuters. If this is true, the government may be forced legally to implement zero-tolerance from 13 June, when the official announcement of the verdict will take place. The decision, which we noted yesterday, is already throwing confusion among wheat traders.