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Results of Gasc wheat tender - July 2

Markets Extra03 Jul 2019by Markets Extra

Results of the latest wheat tender by Gasc for delivery in 2019-20. It is due for shipment between August 2 - 12.

Tenders by Gasc - grain authority for Egypt, the world’s top wheat importer - are closely monitored by investors.

The results of the previous tender can be found here.

Origin	Amount purchased (tonnes)	Price ($ per tonne)	Merchant	Freight cost ($ per tonne)
Romania	60,000	196.71	CHS	13.75
Total/ave	60,000
Average price		196.71

Running total of Gasc wheat tender results 2019-20
Origin	Amount purchased (tonnes)
Romania	300,000
Russia	170,000

Total	470,000
Total spent, including freight (million dollars)		$98.80

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