DUBAI - Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer SAGO said on Thursday it has sought 600,000 tonnes of hard milling wheat in an international purchasing tender for a delivery period from February through to March.

SAGO said in a statement it had sought wheat of 12.5% protein content in ten cargoes.

Of the total, 360,000 tonnes are for delivery to Jeddah sea port, while 240,000 tonnes are for Dammam, SAGO Governor Ahmed al-Fares said.

The deadline for offers is Friday. The results are usually announced on Monday.

(Reporting By Maha El Dahan and Michael Hogan; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Uttaresh.V) ((Maha.Dahan@thomsonreuters.com; + 9712 4082101; Reuters Messaging: maha.dahan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))