DUBAI/HAMBURG - Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer SAGO said on Thursday it was seeking 475,000 tonnes of hard milling wheat in an international tender.

The wheat should be of 12.5 percent protein content and is for delivery during January to March, 2019, a statement by SAGO said.

The tender deadline is Friday, Nov. 16.

SAGO Governor Ahmad Al Fares said in a statement the wheat is sought in eight individual consignments.

The shipments are sought for delivery to the ports of Jeddah (240,000 tonnes), Dammam (180,000 tonnes) and Jizan (55,000 tonnes).

In its last reported wheat tender on Sept. 17, SAGO bought 630,000 tonnes. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1W30K3

(Reporting by Maha El Dahan and Michael Hogan; Editing by Adrian Croft) ((Maha.Dahan@thomsonreuters.com; + 9712 4082101; Reuters Messaging: maha.dahan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))