Russian grain exporters have experienced problems with delivery in Egypt under contracts with the national Agency GASC, stated in a letter to the President of the National Association of exporters of agricultural products Serhiy Balan, addressed to the head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert.

The letter stated that one of the exporters in difficulty, is the company "Artis-agro export". In February she sent to Egypt a shipment of wheat of the 4th class. All the necessary documents, including from nominated GASC survey company, was received. Despite this, in mid-March, the exporter reported the discovery in wheat "unidentifiable dead insects". No evidence in this case was not provided. GASC has reduced the value of the delivered wheat at $ 2 per ton, the resulting damage "Artis-agro export" was about 126 thousand dollars.

About the problems with grain deliveries to Egypt, told "Vedomosti" two Russian exporter that also is not checked during unloading. According to them, Egyptian authorities have changed the order of checking of cargo, instead of representatives of the quarantine services at the point of sending her GASC holds a nominated surveyor. During the unloading of the batch is checked again.

According to Reuters, three ships with grain had failed the test in Egypt, two of them — Russian. Later violations identified in seven courts. Six of them were forced to undergo a costly fumigation and screening, one was sent to a re-examination.

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