HAMBURG  - Saudi Arabia’s main state wheat buying agency, the Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) has issued an international tender to purchase about 480,000 tonnes of animal feed barley, European traders said on Thursday.

Tender deadline is Friday, Jan. 22, they said.

The tender seeks arrival in March and April.

(Reporting by Michael Hogan) ((michael.j.hogan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 172 671 36 54; Reuters Messaging: michael.hogan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))