HAMBURG- About 10 trading companies are believed to be taking part in the international tender from Jordan’s state grains buyer to purchase 120,000 tonnes of barley which closed on Wednesday, traders said.

No purchase has yet been made and results are expected later on Wednesday, traders said.

Trading houses participating were said to be GTCS, Ameropa, Aston, Hakan, CHS, Soufflet, Agro-Chirnogi, Al Ghurair, Glencore and Nibulon.

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