HAMBURG- The Ethiopian government has issued a new international tender to buy about 400,000 tonnes of milling wheat, European traders said on Tuesday.
The tender deadline is Oct 13.
The new tender means Ethiopia is currently seeking to buy a total of 680,000 tonnes of wheat in international markets.
Ethiopia has also issued another tender for 200,000 tonnes of wheat closing on Oct. 15 and for 80,000 tonnes of wheat closing on Sept. 30.
A previous tender for 400,000 tonnes of wheat from Ethiopia had closed in July with no purchase reported by traders.
Ethiopia is still struggling with the impact of drought which has devastated farms in some regions. Crops in Ethiopia and elsewhere in East Africa are also suffering from swarms of locusts.
(Reporting by Michael Hogan; editing by Jason Neely) ((michael.j.hogan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 172 671 36 54; Reuters Messaging: michael.hogan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
