date:Jul 23, 2014
between millers and exporters. The increasing risk that a large portion of the 2014 crop will be graded as feed wheat was leading to cancellation of contracts and fresh deals being struck to cover quality needs, brokers said.
A swathe of northeast France from the outskirts of Paris to the German border via Burgundy was worst affected, with brokers citing 30 percent germinated grain and low Hagberg readings. Germination can lead to wheat being downgraded to animal-feed quality when it exceeds