February 17, 2005

South Korea's Dongah to seek 24,000 MT wheat in tender

South Korea's Dongah Flour Mills Co. will seek 24,000 metric tons of US No. 1 wheat in a buy tender to be held at 0500 GMT Thursday, according to a company official on Wednesday.

Dongah will buy one cargo of milling wheat to be shipped between March 20-April 20 from the Pacific Northwest to the port of Pusan, the official said.

Below are details of the tender:

Quantity    Variety

(tons)      (% of protein)

3,000       Soft White 10.5%

5,500       Soft White 10%

2,000       Soft White 9.5%

  500       Soft White 8.5%

6,500       Hard Red Winter 11.5%

6,500       Dark Northern Spring 14%