February 9, 2006

Egypt's GASC to tender for 50,000-60,000 tonnes of wheat

Egypt's General Authority For Supply Commodities, or GASC is tendering to buy 50,000-60,000 tonnes of wheat, for shipment March 5-20, traders said Thursday.

GASC is looking to purchase US hard red winter wheat, US soft red wheat, US soft white wheat, Australian soft white wheat, Australian hard wheat, French milling wheat, Canadian soft wheat, British milling wheat and 25,000-30,000 tonnes of Russian wheat, a Cairo-based trader told Dow Jones Newswires.