January 7, 2005

South Korea Flour Mill Co Seeks 19,000 MT US Wheat In Tender

Korea Flour Milling Co. will seek 19,000 metric tons of US No. 1 wheat in a buy tender to be held at 0500 GMT Friday, according to a trader who received the tender notice late Thursday.

The company will buy one cargo of milling wheat to be shipped between Feb. 15 and March 15 to the port of Mokpo, he said.

   Below are the details of the buy tender Friday:

   Quantity        Variety

   (tons)          (% of protein content)

    4,000          Soft White 10.5%

    5,000          Soft White 9.5%

    6,000          Hard Red Winter 11.5%

    4,000          Dark Northern Spring 14%