Algeria buys around 660,000 T of wheat in tender, traders say
Updates with initial estimate of volume bought, background
HAMBURG/PARIS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Algerias state grains agency OAIC is believed to have bought around 660,000 tonnes of optional-origin milling wheat in an import tender on Tuesday, European traders said.
OAIC was thought to have paid about $384 a tonne, cost and freight included, for the entire volume, in line with the price cited earlier by traders in initial assessments.
The tender was understood to be finished, but further assessments of prices and volume were still possible, traders said.
Algeria, one of the world's largest wheat importers, does not release details of its tenders and reported results reflect trade estimates.
Tuesday's tender requested shipment from main supply regions, including Europe, in the following periods: Sept. 21-30, Oct. 1-15 and Oct. 16-31. If sourced from South America or Australia, shipment is one month earlier.
A rebound in Euronext wheat futures BL2c1 in late trading on Tuesday suggested that exporters had hedged initial sales in the tender and were planning to source the wheat from France or elsewhere in the European Union, traders added. GRA/EU
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