HAMBURG/PARIS- Tunisia's state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase around 75,000 tonnes of animal feed barley, European traders said on Wednesday.
The tender closes on Thursday, Feb. 27, they said.
The grain can be sourced from optional origins and is sought in three 25,000 tonne consignments.
If sourced from the Black Sea region or eastern Europe, shipment was sought between April 10 and May 5.
If sourced from western Europe, shipment was sought between April 5 and April 30. If from the United States, Canada or South America, shipment was sought between April 1 and April 25.
In its last reported barley tender on Feb. 20, Tunisia's state grains agency purchased around 75,000 tonnes at the lowest price of $205.67 a tonne c&f.
(Reporting by Michael Hogan and Gus Trompiz, editing by David Evans) ((michael.j.hogan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 172 671 36 54; Reuters Messaging: michael.hogan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
