June 19, 2007

Morocco tenders to buy 250,000 tonnes US soft wheat

Morocco's state wheat buyer, the Office National Interprofessional des Cereales et des Legumineuses (ONILC), said Monday (Jun 18) it is tendering to buy 250,000 tonnes of US soft wheat, plus or minus 10 percent, and 90,000 tonnes of US durum wheat, a statement by ONICL said.

The wheat is for shipment before Oct 15.

The tender is to take place within the framework of the tariff rate quota agreed upon by Morocco and the US in January 2006.

The deadline for bids is July 18.

In a separate tender, ONICL is also tendering to buy 250,000 tonnes of soft wheat from the European Union.