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The grain can be sourced from optional origins, they said.
It was bought in three consignments of 25,000 tonnes at $257.49 a tonne c&f, $258.59 a tonne c&f and $259.98 a tonne c&f, they said.
The sellers were trading houses Casillo Commodities and Finagrit, they said.
The tender had sought shipment for Aug. 15 to Nov. 5, depending on origin.
Most offers were for optional origin but Mexico was offered as a specific origin, traders said.
In its last reported durum tender on Feb. 8, Tunisia's grains agency purchased around 100,000 tonnes from optional origins.