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Egypt's GASC buys 115,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat in tender
- GASC was seeking an unspecified quantity of wheat for Aug. 21-31 shipment period.
- Cofco 60,000 Ukrainian wheat at $208.98 and $15.50 freight equating to $224.48 from Ochakov port in Ukraine
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CAIRO: Egypt's state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Tuesday it had bought 115,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat in an international purchase tender.
GASC was seeking an unspecified quantity of wheat for Aug. 21-31 shipment period.
Traders gave the following breakdown of the purchase in dollars per tonne:
Cofco 60,000 Ukrainian wheat at $208.98 and $15.50 freight equating to $224.48 from Ochakov port in Ukraine
Inerco 55,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat at $213.50 and $13.78 freight equating to $227.28 from Chronomorsk port in Ukraine.