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Traders initially estimated the purchase at around 67,000 tonnes.
The wheat was bought in three 25,000-tonne consignments at $173.85 a tonne c&f, $186.73 a tonne c&f and $189.58 a tonne c&f, they said.
The sellers were trading houses Europmarkets, Bunge and Nidera.
Shipment had been sought for June 25 to Aug. 5, varying according to the origin selected.
In its last reported tender on March 31, Tunisia's grains agency purchased around 100,000 tonnes from optional origins.