HAMBURG- A United Nations aid agency has recently purchased around 50,000 tonnes of milling wheat to be shipped to Yemen, European traders said on Monday.

The wheat is expected to be sourced from Ukraine. It will be delivered between mid November and mid December 2018, they said.

The U.N. has been providing widespread food aid to Yemen as the conflict continues in the country.

(Reporting by Michael Hogan) ((michael.j.hogan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 40 419 03 4275; Reuters Messaging: michael.hogan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))