Egyptian authorities bought 120,000 tons of Romanian wheat from Ameropa and 60,000 tons of wheat from Nidera, according to GASC’s announcement.
The price per ton ranged from $237.69 to $238.24, related to an average price of $270.17/ton paid on December 3, 2014 when Egypt last purchased Romanian wheat.
Wednesday, Egypt, the world’s biggest importer of wheat, also bought 120,000 tons of wheat from France, at prices of $233.68/ton and $238.99/ton, respectively.
Prices include the costs of shipping to the port of destination, charges insurers not included. Wheat will be delivered between November 1 and 10.
Since the beginning of the 2014/2015 fiscal year (between July 2014 until present), Egypt has bought 1.08 million tons of wheat from Romania.