March 25, 2005

South Korea¡¯s Dongah to seek 16,900 tonnes of US wheat in tender on Friday

South Korea's Dongah Flour Mills Co. will seek 16,900 tonnes of US No. 1 wheat in a buy tender to be held at 0500 GMT Friday, a Dongah official said on Thursday.

Dongah will buy one cargo of milling wheat to be shipped May 15-June 15 from the Pacific Northwest to the port of Busan, the official said.

Below are details of the tender:

Quantity    Variety

(tonnes)      (% of protein)

2,900       Soft White 10.5%

4,300       Soft White 10.0%

1,300       Soft White 9.5%

3,600       Hard Red Winter 11.5%

4,800       Dark Northern Spring 14%