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As i wrote on saturday 15 minutesIn Algeria there was a scandal over the alleged delivery of 30,000. tonnes of low quality and unsuitable wheat from Lithuania. Several Algerian media have written about it.
The dismissal of Abderrahmane Bouchahdo, head of the Algerian Grains Office, the only state body authorized to import cereals, is also linked to this fact.
Dalia Ruščiauskienė, Director of the Lithuanian Association of Grain Processors and Traders 15 minutes it claimed over the weekend that no exporters had received formal complaints. State authorities do not have official information in this regard either.
Suspect of political games
Head of the State Crop Service Sergei Fedotov 15 minutes on Monday he stated that so far no claims had been received from Algeria at the state level either. Generally, if there are problems with the quality of the product, the State Crop Service receives notifications within a week.
“We have not received any claim, I suppose things are not clear here. If we have not received a formal claim, internationally claimed, it is not something like that. There may be political games, it may be that someone is trying to demand a better price taking advantage of the opportunities, it’s hard to say, ”commented S. Fedotov.
There may be political games, it may be that someone is trying to demand a better price for himself, it is difficult to say, Fedotov considered.
Representatives of Lithuanian companies also suspect that information about poor quality grains that appeared in the Algerian media could be a mistake, a misunderstanding or a political game.
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“This may be more about political issues than the perceived quality of imported cereals, as there are currently changes in the heads of the relevant quality control services in Algeria and changes in the requirements for imported cereals.” 15 minutes said D.Ruščiauskienė, the director of the association.
Ignas Jankauskas, Director of the Administration of the Lithuanian Grain Producers Association, 15 minutes highlighting that grain sent to Algeria or other countries is examined at least three times.
They are first tested by transport to an elevator, then by independent international companies. Re-examined when unloading upon arrival in the importing country.
Algeria is a difficult market
Dainius Pilkauskas, Sales Director of Linas Agro, one of the largest grain exporters in the Baltic countries 15 minutes This information that appeared in the Algerian media surprised all the country’s exporters.
Linas Agro has also exported cereals to Algeria this year, but, according to D. Pilkauskas, it happened earlier.
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“The news also surprised us a bit. We have also transported a ship to Algeria this year; we have not received any problems in terms of quality or quantity. We are loading to many countries in the world,” he said.
D. Pilkauskas stated that Algeria, compared to other countries, is a complicated country, because it is much more reluctant to look at the quality parameters. For this reason, he doubted that a shipment of low-quality Lithuanian wheat could reach Algeria: the grain that travels to this country is closely inspected by the international control institutions in the port of Klaipeda.
“So I would seriously doubt whether I could load poor quality cargo, especially for Algeria, because it is seen through the magnifying glass at the loading site,” explained D. Pilkauskas.
He agreed with the views expressed that an error was most likely; for example, the cargo does not come from Lithuania or is due to other reasons.
“I am almost convinced that, in theory, a defective load could not leave Lithuania. Everything happens in life, but the quality of our wheat is very good this year,” said a representative from Linas Agro.
Promise to find out
Meanwhile, D.Ruščiauskienė stated that this situation in the press is not really pleasant for grain exporters, because each export market is especially important.
“The businessmen are going to know what the reasons are so that exports to the country can continue without obstacles,” he emphasized.
The Algerian national daily Liberté reported that 30,000 tons of wheat were imported into Algeria from Lithuania through a Swiss supplier. The cargo arrived by ship in Algeria on November 9. According to the publication, the wheat was found to be of poor quality after inspection of the delivered cargo; the inspectors noticed colored seeds among the wheat.
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