Lowest offer at Egypt's GASC wheat tender is $246.40/T

DUBAI- The lowest offer for wheat presented at Egyptian state grain buyer GASC's international purchase tender on Thursday was $246.40 a tonne for 60,000 tonnes of Ukraine wheat for shipment Feb. 11-20 free on board (FOB), traders said.

The offer was presented by Louis Dreyfus. Results are expected later on Thursday.

Traders said the following offers were presented in dollars per tonne on an FOB basis:

*Louis Dreyfus: 60,000 tonnes of Ukraine wheat at $246.40

*GTCS: 60,000 tonnes of Russian wheat at $249.95

*Aston: 60,000 tonnes of Russian wheat at $255

*CHS: 60,000 tonnes of Romanian wheat at $248.75

*ADM: 60,000 tonnes of Romanian wheat at $252.11

*Cofco: 60,000 tonnes of Romanian wheat at $252.99

*Ameropa: 60,000 tonnes of Romanian wheat at $254.75

*Ameropa: 55,000 tonnes of U.S. Hard Red wheat at $250.25

(Reporting By Maha El Dahan, Nadine Awadalla, Valerie Parent and Michael Hogan Editing by Susan Fenton) ((Maha.Dahan@thomsonreuters.com; + 9712 4082101; Reuters Messaging: maha.dahan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))