Tunisia’s state grains agency has issued international tenders to purchase about 125,000 tons of soft wheat, 75,000 tons of durum wheat and 75,000 tons of animal feed barley, traders said on Tuesday.
The deadline for offers is on Wednesday, they said.
For the soft wheat, Tunisia was seeking five consignments of 25,000 tons each for shipment on various dates between Feb. 1 and March 25 depending on the origin supplied, the traders said.
The durum tender sought three 25,000-ton consignments for shipment between Jan. 25 and Feb. 25 while the barley tender requested three 25,000-ton cargoes for shipment between Feb. 1 and March 5, the traders added.
In its previous grain tenders in early December, Tunisia purchased about 100,000 tons of soft wheat, 92,000 tons of durum and 100,000 tons of barley, according to traders.
