HAMBURG/PARIS- Tunisia's state grains agency is believed to have purchased around 75,000 tonnes of soft milling wheat to be sourced from optional origins in an international tender which closed on Wednesday, European traders said.
The wheat was said to have been bought in three 25,000 tonne consignments.
Trading house Viking was believed to have sold two consignments at $229.75 a tonne c&f and $225.92 a tonne c&f and Casillo sold one at $229.98 a tonne c&f.
The wheat was sought for shipment between Nov. 20 to Dec. 15, depending on origin selected.
(Reporting by Michael Hogan in Hamburg and Gus Trompiz in Paris) ((michael.j.hogan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 172 671 36 54; Reuters Messaging: michael.hogan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
