50 thousand tons of grain were booked, stored under scandalous circumstances, and would have been fed to consumers.

It speaks to a rare level of negligence when a large corporation's storage procedures result in the complete ruin of a massive grain stockpile. There is no greater negligence than leaving the year-round cared for, cultivated crops to spoil in the warehouse. After all, storing crops is fraught with many pitfalls that are not easy to avoid – but with professional attention, it is not impossible. The crops awaiting sale are threatened by numerous dangers in the warehouse. On the one hand, certain fungal pests continue to infect them there, but the larvae of beetles and moths also gnaw away at the seeds from within, and mites can render the entire stock unusable. It is essential to keep the warehouse clean and the crops dry. Dampness can easily cause mold and mildew, which are major enemies of seeds. Rodents must also be kept away from storage areas, and it is not enough to take action only when they are already scurrying around near our feet: if mice, rats, or wandering rats appear ...