(Adds best cost and freight offers)
HAMBURG/ABU DHABI, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The lowest offer in
Egyptian state buyer GASC's wheat purchase tender that closed on
Thursday was $195.84 per tonne free on board (FOB) for Polish
wheat, traders said.
The offer was made for 60,000 tonnes, they said.
No purchase has yet been made and results are expected later
in the day, traders said.
Traders said the following offers were submitted to GASC in
the first round of the tender (in dollars a tonne FOB):
*ADM: 60,000 tonnes of Polish wheat at $195.84 a tonne
*Soufflet: 60,000 tonnes of French wheat at $197.64 a tonne
*Bunge: 60,000 tonnes of French wheat at $198.74 a tonne
*Glencore: 60,000 tonnes of French wheat at $198.79 a tonne
*Ameropa: 60,000 tonnes of Romanian wheat at $199.99 a tonne
*Invivo: 60,000 tonnes of French wheat at $200.85 a tonne
*Lecureur: 60,000 tonnes of French wheat at $200.85 a tonne
*Vitol: 60,000 tonnes of French wheat at $201 a tonne
*Cargill: 60,000 tonnes of French wheat at $202 a tonne
*Cargill: 60,000 tonnes of Russian wheat at $204.50 a tonne
*Glencore: 60,000 tonnes of Russian wheat at $204.59 a tonne
*Union Co: 60,000 tonnes of Russian wheat at $206.70 a tonne
*ADM: 60,000 tonnes of Russian wheat at $207.87 a tonne
*Vitol: 60,000 tonnes of Russian wheat at $208 a tonne
*Noble: 60,000 tonnes of Russian wheat at $211.90 a tonne
Traders said the shortlist of best offers on a cost and
freight (C&F) basis was as follows:
*Ameropa: 60,000 tonnes of Romanian wheat at $199.99 a tonne
FOB and $6.87 a tonne freight equating to $206.86 a tonne C&F
*Soufflet: 60,000 tonnes of French wheat at $197.64 a tonne
FOB and $11.65 a tonne freight equating to $209.29 a tonne C&F
*ADM: 60,000 tonnes of Polish wheat at $195.84 a tonne FOB
and $13.48 a tonne freight equating to $209.32 a tonne C&F
*Bunge: 60,000 tonnes of French wheat at $198.74 a tonne FOB
and $11.65 a tonne freight equating to $210.39 a tonne C&F
*Glencore: 60,000 tonnes of French wheat at $198.79 a tonne
FOB and $11.89 a tonne freight equating to $210.68 a tonne C&F.