HAMBURG: A group of Israeli private buyers has issued international tenders to purchase up to 115,000 tonnes of corn and 65,000 tonnes of feed wheat all of optional origins, European traders said on Monday.

The tenders close on June 9, traders said. If based on European Union or Black Sea region supplies, some 15,000 tonnes of corn was sought for shipment between June 25 and July 15, 50,000 tonnes between July 20 and Aug.

10 and a further 50,000 tonnes between Aug. 20 and Sept. 10, they said.

If based on EU or Black Sea supplies, shipment of 10,000 tonnes of feed wheat was sought between June 25 and July 15, 25,000 tonnes between July 15 and Aug. 5 and 30,000 tonnes between Aug. 20 and Sept. 10, they said. Shipment periods from other origins may differ, traders said.

In the last reported corn and wheat tender from Israel on May 15, a group of private buyers purchased an unknown volume from optional origins.

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