Export Summary-South Korea buys corn; Taiwan, Saudi Arabia seek wheat

CJ CheilJedang

13/02/2025 21:55

Feb 13 (Reuters) - Snapshot of the global export markets
for grains, oilseeds and edible oils as reported by government
and private sources as of the end of business on Thursday:
    
    CORN SALE: South Korea's Major Feedmill Group purchased an
estimated 132,000 metric tons of animal feed corn in an
international tender on Thursday, European traders said. The
corn was expected to be sourced from either the United States,
South America or South Africa.
    
    WHEAT SALE: Algeria's state grains agency OAIC is believed
to have purchased around 360,000 to 480,000 metric tons of
milling wheat in an international tender which closed on
Wednesday, European traders said on Thursday.
    
    WHEAT TENDER: Saudi Arabia's state purchasing agency the
General Food Security Authority has issued an international
tender to buy an estimated 595,000 metric tons of wheat,
European traders said. The deadline for submissions of price
offers in the tender is February 14, with results expected on
February 17.
    
    WHEAT TENDER: The Taiwan Flour Millers' Association has
issued an international tender to purchase an estimated 102,450
metric tons of grade 1 milling wheat to be sourced from the
United States, European traders said. The deadline for
submission of price offers in the tender is February 20.
    
    BARLEY TENDER: Jordan's state grains buyer has issued an
international tender to purchase up to 120,000 metric tons of
animal feed barley, European traders said. The deadline for
price offers is February 19.
    
    RICE TENDER UPDATE: The lowest price offered in the tender
from Bangladesh's state grains buyer to purchase 50,000 metric
tons of rice which closed on Thursday, was assessed at $434.55 a
metric ton CIF liner out, traders said. Offers are still being
considered and no purchase had yet been reported, they said.
    
    PENDING TENDERS
    
        WHEAT TENDER: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries is seeking to buy a total of 123,979 metric tons
of food-quality wheat from the U.S., Canada and Australia in a
regular tender that closed late on February 13.
    
    CORN, BARLEY, SOYMEAL TENDERS: Algerian state agency ONAB
has issued three international tenders to purchase up to 240,000
metric tons of animal feed corn, and up to 35,000 tons of feed
barley and up to 35,000 tons of soymeal, European traders said.
The deadline for price offers was February 13.
    
    BARLEY TENDER: Algeria's state grains agency OAIC issued an
international tender to buy a nominal 50,000 metric tons of
animal feed barley to be sourced from optional origins, European
traders said. The deadline for submission of price offers in the
tender was February 13, with offers having to remain valid until
February 14.
    
    WHEAT TENDER: Jordan's state grain buyer has issued an
international tender to buy up to 120,000 metric tons of milling
wheat, which can be sourced from optional origins, European
traders said. The deadline for submission of price offers in the
tender is February 18.
    
    WHEAT TENDER: Bangladesh's state grains buyer issued an
international tender to purchase 50,000 metric tons of milling
wheat, European traders said. The deadline for submission of
price offers is February 19, they said.

 (Compiled by Karl Plume in Chicago)
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