With our World Mycotoxin Survey results on the current levels of mycotoxin contamination in different commodities and regions of the world, we want to inform and support feed and animal producers to get a better picture of the mycotoxin risk in their region or in imported feed ingredients.
Find results of the prevalence and contamination levels of the six well known mycotoxins in the different regions and subregions of the world. Results are displayed for the important feed ingredients corn (kernels), corn silage (on dry matter basis), soybean and wheat grains.
Until March, 5,383 samples were collected and analyzed from 64 countries around the world, and the report is now available for you to download.
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| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 82 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 82 | 75 |
| % Contaminated samples | 41% | 17% | 23% | 56% | 72% | 16% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 38 | 77 | 345 | 27 | 4624 | 2 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 19 | 52 | 220 | 23 | 1080 | 2 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 253 | 258 | 1314 | 64 | 489698 | 4 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| % Contaminated samples | 39% | 2% | 13% | 66% | 66% | 17% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 46 | 26 | 44 | 27 | 1082 | 2 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 21 | 26 | 45 | 23 | 711 | 2 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 253 | 26 | 66 | 64 | 3380 | 4 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 785 | 788 | 430 | 788 | 708 | 728 |
| % Contaminated samples | 11% | 42% | 53% | 13% | 70% | 0% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 6 | 93 | 1129 | 39 | 2651 | 6 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 2 | 36 | 413 | 39 | 1360 | 6 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 111 | 2305 | 21146 | 97 | 96316 | 6 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 120 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 120 |
| % Contaminated samples | 10% | 75% | 75% | 16% | 72% | 1% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 27 | 160 | 1960 | 27 | 5286 | 6 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 2 | 26 | 569 | 25 | 1225 | 6 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 111 | 2305 | 21146 | 97 | 96316 | 6 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| % Contaminated samples | 18% | 71% | 82% | 6% | 96% | 0% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 3 | 37 | 492 | 25 | 2160 | |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 1 | 24 | 372 | 25 | 1422 | |
| Maximum (ppb) | 14 | 242 | 1697 | 42 | 12422 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 593 | 593 | 235 | 593 | 513 | 536 |
| % Contaminated samples | 11% | 31% | 33% | 14% | 66% | 0% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 2 | 76 | 624 | 43 | 2062 | |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 2 | 39 | 330 | 41 | 1290 | |
| Maximum (ppb) | 13 | 812 | 4190 | 90 | 17820 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| % Contaminated samples | 6% | 35% | 88% | 0% | 35% | 0% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 1 | 22 | 961 | 105 | ||
| Median of positives (ppb) | 1 | 15 | 518 | 66 | ||
| Maximum (ppb) | 1 | 68 | 5091 | 284 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| % Contaminated samples | 4% | 32% | 88% | 0% | 36% | 0% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 1 | 18 | 1202 | 98 | ||
| Median of positives (ppb) | 1 | 14 | 565 | 62 | ||
| Maximum (ppb) | 1 | 59 | 5091 | 268 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 359 | 389 | 391 | 304 | 345 | 303 |
| % Contaminated samples | 23% | 70% | 83% | 44% | 79% | 5% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 10 | 88 | 672 | 64 | 575 | 33 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 4 | 29 | 339 | 20 | 141 | 6 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 132 | 1520 | 8922 | 1731 | 12368 | 331 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 122 | 148 | 149 | 97 | 132 | 96 |
| % Contaminated samples | 7% | 83% | 92% | 58% | 80% | 4% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 19 | 145 | 1006 | 31 | 275 | 9 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 11 | 75 | 688 | 21 | 84 | 5 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 89 | 1520 | 6908 | 149 | 3690 | 22 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| % Contaminated samples | 0% | 90% | 100% | 60% | 67% | 11% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 45 | 779 | 165 | 39 | 2 | |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 23 | 461 | 19 | 23 | 2 | |
| Maximum (ppb) | 178 | 3553 | 880 | 81 | 2 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| % Contaminated samples | 2% | 43% | 70% | 46% | 59% | 0% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 40 | 15 | 175 | 167 | 335 | |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 40 | 6 | 124 | 30 | 104 | |
| Maximum (ppb) | 40 | 123 | 937 | 1731 | 3186 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 165 | 168 | 169 | 134 | 141 | 135 |
| % Contaminated samples | 44% | 68% | 78% | 31% | 88% | 7% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 8 | 47 | 482 | 22 | 926 | 46 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 4 | 19 | 220 | 19 | 428 | 15 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 132 | 643 | 8922 | 66 | 12368 | 331 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| % Contaminated samples | 0% | 79% | 57% | 0% | 86% | 0% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 63 | 697 | 429 | |||
| Median of positives (ppb) | 43 | 455 | 275 | |||
| Maximum (ppb) | 169 | 1814 | 879 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| % Contaminated samples | 0% | 73% | 45% | 0% | 82% | 0% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 52 | 447 | 325 | |||
| Median of positives (ppb) | 38 | 351 | 238 | |||
| Maximum (ppb) | 165 | 833 | 652 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 81 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 81 |
| % Contaminated samples | 5% | 90% | 78% | 2% | 13% | 4% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 8 | 286 | 5035 | 29 | 603 | 23 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 5 | 180 | 2316 | 29 | 469 | 23 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 21 | 1810 | 36020 | 43 | 1114 | 23 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
| % Contaminated samples | 4% | 90% | 78% | 3% | 13% | 4% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 8 | 264 | 5035 | 29 | 603 | 23 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 2 | 153 | 2316 | 29 | 469 | 23 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 21 | 1810 | 36020 | 43 | 114 | 23 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 257 | 353 | 355 | 254 | 256 | 253 |
| % Contaminated samples | 2% | 83% | 91% | 15% | 62% | 4% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 7 | 231 | 1219 | 13 | 225 | 5 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 6 | 62 | 557 | 12 | 72 | 4 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 13 | 4790 | 10677 | 34 | 3567 | 12 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 143 | 238 | 242 | 142 | 144 | 142 |
| % Contaminated samples | 1% | 88% | 96% | 19% | 73% | 4% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 8 | 244 | 1279 | 14 | 99 | 6 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 8 | 66 | 662 | 12 | 43 | 6 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 8 | 4790 | 10677 | 34 | 636 | 12 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
| % Contaminated samples | 0% | 79% | 79% | 11% | 13% | 2% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 213 | 2238 | 12 | 40 | 3 | |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 72 | 1098 | 11 | 18 | 3 | |
| Maximum (ppb) | 1366 | 9819 | 22 | 113 | 3 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| % Contaminated samples | 0% | 46% | 62% | 15% | 54% | 0% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 45 | 476 | 23 | 178 | ||
| Median of positives (ppb) | 27 | 603 | 23 | 167 | ||
| Maximum (ppb) | 147 | 993 | 26 | 308 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 55 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| % Contaminated samples | 7% | 73% | 83% | 6% | 77% | 8% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 6 | 212 | 239 | 13 | 612 | 4 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 5 | 50 | 175 | 17 | 349 | 4 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 13 | 1425 | 944 | 21 | 3567 | 6 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 54 |
| % Contaminated samples | 9% | 53% | 4% | 78% | 11% | 89% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 4 | 37 | 365 | 35 | 307 | 15 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 4 | 28 | 365 | 32 | 162 | 11 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 6 | 169 | 579 | 87 | 1180 | 67 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| % Contaminated samples | 8% | 52% | 0% | 81% | 10% | 92% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 4 | 37 | 35 | 358 | 15 | |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 4 | 28 | 32 | 270 | 11 | |
| Maximum (ppb) | 6 | 169 | 87 | 1180 | 67 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 420 | 420 | 193 | 420 | 154 | 391 |
| % Contaminated samples | 23% | 47% | 21% | 29% | 4% | 1% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 2 | 123 | 256 | 40 | 704 | 4 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 2 | 131 | 230 | 36 | 324 | 4 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 4 | 309 | 534 | 104 | 2356 | 5 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| % Contaminated samples | 6% | 19% | 4% | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 1 | 16 | 354 | 1350 | ||
| Median of positives (ppb) | 1 | 10 | 354 | 1194 | ||
| Maximum (ppb) | 3 | 48 | 534 | 2356 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 361 | 361 | 134 | 361 | 95 | 332 |
| % Contaminated samples | 25% | 51% | 29% | 34% | 2% | 0% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 2 | 129 | 251 | 40 | 12 | 3 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 2 | 140 | 230 | 37 | 12 | 3 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 4 | 309 | 510 | 104 | 16 | 3 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| % Contaminated samples | 7% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 13% | 0% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 2 | 19 | 39 | 21 | ||
| Median of positives (ppb) | 2 | 15 | 44 | 21 | ||
| Maximum (ppb) | 2 | 38 | 57 | 31 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 54 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
| % Contaminated samples | 13% | 27% | 11% | 8% | 21% | 4% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 2 | 33 | 155 | 20 | 79 | 3 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 1 | 10 | 48 | 8 | 29 | 3 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 8 | 200 | 418 | 60 | 337 | 5 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| % Contaminated samples | 0% | 25% | 13% | 13% | 0% | 6% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 53 | 40 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Median of positives (ppb) | 12 | 40 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Maximum (ppb) | 188 | 49 | 60 | 2 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| % Contaminated samples | 25% | 29% | 4% | 0% | 33% | 4% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 2 | 33 | 22 | 56 | 5 | |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 1 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 5 | |
| Maximum (ppb) | 8 | 200 | 22 | 278 | 5 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 177 | 204 | 209 | 167 | 163 | 157 |
| % Contaminated samples | 18% | 36% | 51% | 14% | 12% | 5% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 5 | 13 | 164 | 10 | 36 | 7 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 5 | 7 | 47 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 8 | 152 | 2445 | 32 | 240 | 21 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 38 | 57 | 61 | 40 | 42 | 38 |
| % Contaminated samples | 0% | 42% | 48% | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 10 | 103 | 8 | 11 | 4 | |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 7 | 43 | 8 | 11 | 4 | |
| Maximum (ppb) | 42 | 728 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 |
| % Contaminated samples | 0% | 50% | 86% | 5% | 0% | 7% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 22 | 192 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Median of positives (ppb) | 7 | 49 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Maximum (ppb) | 152 | 2445 | 27 | 2 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 |
| % Contaminated samples | 0% | 10% | 38% | 19% | 4% | 4% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 8 | 177 | 10 | 9 | 16 | |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 3 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 16 | |
| Maximum (ppb) | 27 | 1669 | 32 | 10 | 21 |
| Afla | ZEN | DON | T2 | FUM | OTA | |
| Number of samples | 73 | 73 | 74 | 53 | 55 | 53 |
| % Contaminated samples | 44% | 47% | 51% | 21% | 29% | 8% |
| Average of positives (ppb) | 5 | 13 | 189 | 9 | 41 | 5 |
| Median of positives (ppb) | 5 | 8 | 84 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
| Maximum (ppb) | 8 | 57 | 768 | 18 | 240 | 10 |
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