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Agricultural Industrial Sector: Grain trading, seeds, storage and transport organization of crops

Fumigation with hydrogen phosphide: the reference protection for stored grains


For grain and seed traders and storage and transport organizations of cereals, infestation of a lot by stored product insects can lead to complete commercial downgrading. The fumigation with hydrogen phosphide (PH3, phosphine) remains the reference method for treating a large volume without handling the stock and without leaving significant residue in the grain.

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Our fumigation service

1

Diagnosis

Site visit, pest identification, risk analysis. Development and proposal of a PH3 fumigation plan

2

Documentation

Interventions in accordance with the royal decree of May 10, 2023 regulating fumigations and defumigations.

Prior declaration of each intervention in the official fumigation database.

3

Preparation of the treatment

Sealing of the area to be treated, marking, securing

4

Treatment

Installation of PH3 generators in containers, cells, silos, or under tarps depending on the type of storage.

Continuous monitoring of gas concentrations throughout the required exposure duration.

5

Lift of operations

Degassing, ventilation, final control


6

Certiification

Documentation, traceability     in accordance with our CEPA-certified standards

Issuance of fumigation certificates for your phytosanitary and export requirements.

Types of storage and goods processed



Vertical silos and collection bins — grains, oilseeds, and protein crops

Flat storage — under a waterproof tarp, for large volumes

Packaged goods — big bags, pallets, bags

Processed foodstuffs — flours, compound feed for livestock

Containers and Transport Units — for Your Import and Export Operations

Compliance and certifications of EGN Expert

PH3 fumigation is a high-toxicity treatment, strictly regulated by Belgian law. At EGN Expert, safety — yours, your teams', and the environment's — is a non-negotiable priority.

  • Operators holding the phytolicence Ps (fumigation director and fumigation assistant)
  • Interventions in accordance with the royal decree of May 10, 2023 regulating fumigations and defumigations
  • Internal procedures written according to CEPA certified standards
  • Fumigation plan based on a risk analysis systematic
  • Prior declaration of each intervention in the official fumigation database
  • Issuance of fumigation certificates for your phytosanitary and export requirements
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Why choose EGN Expert?

Most fumigation service providers operating in Belgium have historically been concentrated around the Port of Antwerp. For a storage facility located in Wallonia, this often means longer response times and less responsive follow-up.

EGN Expert is based in Wallonia and operates throughout the territory — Hainaut, Namur, Liège, Brabant wallon, and Luxembourg — with:

  • A reduced intervention time, 
  • A single point of contact, from diagnosis to certificate
  • Trained back-ups and holders of Phytolicences PS
  • A service tailored for both farms and traders, cooperatives, and mills


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What is PH3 fumigation?

Phosphine (PH3) fumigation involves dispersing an insecticidal gas in a closed space — silo, cell, flat storage, big bag, or container — to eliminate insects at all stages of their development (adults, larvae, eggs).

Unlike surface treatments, phosphine penetrates deep into the goods and reaches pests lodged in the most inaccessible places. Once the treatment is complete, the gas leaves no residue on the merchandise. This makes it a particularly suitable solution for grains, flours, animal feed, and other products intended for human or animal consumption.