HAMBURG  - * Algeria's state grains agency OAIC has issued an international tender to buy milling wheat to be sourced from optional origins, European traders said on Tuesday

* The tender sought a nominal 50,000 tonnes but Algeria often buys considerably more in its tenders than the nominal volume sought

* The wheat was sought for shipment in August

(Reporting by Michael Hogan) ((michael.j.hogan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 40 419 03 4275; Reuters Messaging: michael.hogan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))