HAMBURG- Algerian state agency ONAB has issued an international tender to purchase about 30,000 tonnes of corn to be sourced from optional origins, European traders said on Wednesday.

The deadline for submission of price offers in the tender is Thursday, March 4, they said.

Corn shipment is sought by April 15.

(Reporting by Michael Hogan) ((michael.j.hogan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 172 671 36 54; Reuters Messaging: michael.hogan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))