DUBAI- Egypt's state buyer GASC bought 59,000 tonnes of soyoil at its latest local buying tender, Cairo-based traders said on Sunday.

The oil is for delivery Aug. 10-30.

The oil was purchased at the price of 10,925 Egyptian pounds ($675.63) a tonne.

Traders gave the following breakdown of the purchase:

- Alex Co: 25,000 tonnes

- El Magd Co: 5,000 tonnes

-El Safa Co: 7,000 tonnes

- Watanya: 15,000 tonnes

-Cairo 3M: 3,000 tonnes

- Evergreen Co: 4,000 tonnes

(Reporting by Maha El Dahan and Nadine Awadalla Editing by David Goodman ) ((Maha.Dahan@thomsonreuters.com; + 9712 4082101; Reuters Messaging: maha.dahan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))