Tunisia buys 50,000 T wheat, 25,000 T barley

PARIS: Tunisia's state grains agency bought 50,000 tonnes of soft milling wheat and 25,000 tonnes of barley on Friday, booking the volume it had sought in its latest international tender, European traders said.

For the milling wheat, Tunisia purchased one cargo of 25,000 tonnes at $316.74 a tonne, cost and freight included, and another at $318.74 a tonne C&F. It bought the barley at $268.74 a tonne.

Louis Dreyfus was the seller of all the grain purchased.

According to the tender terms, the wheat was for shipment between April 25 and May 25 and the barley between April 25 and May 15, depending on the origin.

Traders said the prices paid suggested the grain would most likely be sourced from the Black Sea region.