Egypt’s wheat trade hangs in balance as Romanian cargo in review.

The fate of a Romanian wheat cargo being reviewed for entry into Egypt could hurt trade with the world’s biggest buyer of the grain. Egypt’s Public Prosecution Office is looking into the case after the quarantine office stopped a 63,000-metric-tonne shipment at the port of Safaga for containing poppy seeds, the Agriculture Ministry said. The cargo of Romanian wheat was shipped by trader Cerealcom Dolj, said a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the information is private. A final rejection could revive concerns over which government body is responsible for inspecting cargoes into Egypt. Similar confusion led to traders boycotting tenders from state-run buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities, last year after quarantine officials stopped cargoes containing a common fungus. Egypt in November issued a decree transferring inspections to a trade ministry body, a decision that quarantine officials have challenged.