Ethiopia seeks to buy 70,000 tonnes of wheat

The Ethiopian government has issued an international tender to purchase 70,000 tonnes of milling wheat, European traders said on Thursday. Tender deadline is December 16. Origin was optional and shipment was sought around two months after contract signing, they said. Ethiopia has issued a series of international wheat tenders in the past two years which were financed by international aid agencies to build up the country's food reserves.
The wheat in the latest tender is again for the country's strategic reserves and finance is being provided by the World Bank's International Development Association and other aid organisations, traders said.