HAMBURG: Jordan's state grains buyer purchased 60,000 tonnes of hard milling wheat to be sourced from optional origins in a tender for up to 120,000 tonnes which closed on Tuesday, traders said.

It was bought at $267.40 a tonne c&f for shipment in the first half of March 2019.

The seller was trading house Ameropa.

One other company took part in the tender, trading house  Cerealcom Dolj, which offered $272 a tonne c&f.

In recent months, Jordan has struggled to buy wheat and barley in tenders after new terms for specification and payment reduced participation by international trading houses.

But some recent tenders have been more successful.