S.Korea's DongAOne seeks 23,200 T U.S. wheat for Jan

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18/08/2016 09:12

SEOUL, Aug 18 (Reuters) - South Korea's DongAOne  008040.KS  
issued an invitation to bid seeking a total of 23,200 tonnes of 
U.S. origin wheat on behalf of Samyang Corp  145990.KS , Korea 
Flour Mills  HKFLO.UL , Daesan Flour Mills and itself for 
shipment between Jan.1 and Jan.31, 2017 via tenders, South 
Korean traders said. 
    The tenders come after South Korea found no genetically 
modified wheat in U.S. wheat imports earlier this month as the 
discovery of unapproved GM wheat in imports from Washington 
state prompted Japan and South Korea to suspend certain U.S. 
imports.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1AM1E5 
    Bidding will close at 11 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Aug.19. 
    Details are as follows: 
    TONNES (M/T) GRAIN TYPE                     PROTEIN(%) 
          9,600  No.1 Western White/Soft White  max. 10.5 
            900  No.1 Western White/Soft White  max. 8.5 
          6,100  Hard Red Winter                min. 11.5 
          6,600  Dark/Northern Spring           min. 14 
        
 
 (Reporting By Jane Chung; Editing by Biju Dwarakanath) 
 ((jane.chung@thomsonreuters.com; +82 2 3704 5667; Reuters 
Messaging: jane.chung.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) 
 
Keywords: SOUTHKOREA WHEAT/TENDER