DUBAI/HAMBURG  - Saudi Arabia's state buyer SAGO said on Monday it had bought 60,000 tonnes of Ukraine wheat at a price of $284 a tonne.

The wheat is for arrival in September and has 11% protein content, a statement on SAGO's website said.

The website listed Ukraine wheat as a purchase in a separate tender from an international purchasing tender where 655,000 tonnes were bought for July and August arrival periods.

(Reporting by Maha El Dahan and Michael Hogan, editing by Louise Heavens) ((Maha.Dahan@thomsonreuters.com; + 9712 4082101; Reuters Messaging: maha.dahan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))