Syria tenders to buy 200,000 T wheat from Russia

• Shipment in the new tender is sought 60 days after confirmation the order has been placed.
• The Syrian agency had made no purchase in two previous tenders each for 200,000 tonnes wheat which closed on Jan. 20 and Dec. 18.

HAMBURG: A Syrian state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase 200,000 tonnes of soft wheat for bread making sourced from Russia only, European traders said on Tuesday.

Deadline for offer submissions in the tender from Syria's General Establishment for Cereal Processing, Storage and Trade (Hoboob) is Feb. 17.

The Syrian agency had made no purchase in two previous tenders each for 200,000 tonnes wheat which closed on Jan. 20 and Dec. 18.

Shipment in the new tender is sought 60 days after confirmation the order has been placed, traders said.

Prices should be submitted in U.S. dollars only and payment will also be made in dollars.

Syria will continue to need wheat imports.

Its wheat and barley crops in 2019, improved because of favourable rainfall and better overall security but were still around 50pc below harvest sizes before conflict broke out in the country, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) said in September.