April 19, 2006

Taiwan's TFMA buys 40,000 tonnes US wheat in tender

The Taiwan Flour Mills Association (TFMA) has bought 40,000 tonnes of US No.1 wheat from trading house Toepfer in a tender concluded on Tuesday (Apr 18), a trader in Taipei said.

The wheat will be shipped to Taiwan between May 29-Jun 12.

The details of the tender are as follows. Prices are in US dollars/tonne:

Quantity                       Grade                          Price

(in tonnes)

22,360                         Dark Northern Spring        204.94

13,030                         Hard Red Winter              195.16

4,610                          Western White                 143.00