Canada refuses entry of infected Ukrainian wheat
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Last Update: 2002-12-13
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Lead: a Canadian government spokesman said Wednesday that the Canadian government has refused to allow at least one shipment of Ukrainian wheat infected with the disease Mark van Dusen of CFIA said the ship left Ukraine at the end of November and arrived at Halifax port on Canada's east coast in December However, the ship's wheat was infected with a pathogen not found in Canada In order to protect Canadian crops, Canada will refuse to accept any crops containing pathogens not found in Canada, van Dusen told Reuters The number of infected wheat and the impact on Ukrainian wheat as a result are unclear Industry sources said the ship was not unloaded, but the CFIA did not confirm the news Canada usually does not import wheat, but the severe drought in western Canada this summer has reduced the supply of wheat in Canada Rumors in the market about Canada's refusal to allow Ukrainian wheat to enter the country have led to a rise in wheat prices on the Winnipeg commodity exchange The March period ended up about $2 at $180 per ton (author:) share to feed Weibo share to:
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