Tender Update 12.10.2026

Algeria launches a new wheat tender, the Philippines secures wheat and corn supplies, while South Korean and Taiwanese buyers seek additional corn amid lower Chicago futures.

🇩🇿 Algeria Issues New Milling Wheat Tender

Algeria's state grain agency, OAIC, issued an international tender to purchase milling wheat from optional origins, according to European traders.

📌 Key details:

Buyer: OAIC, Algeria
Commodity: milling wheat
Nominal volume: 50,000 tonnes, although actual purchases are often considerably larger
Origin: optional origins
Price offer deadline: October 13
Offer validity: until October 14

🚢 Shipment periods:

Europe and other main supply regions: December 1–15 and December 16–31
South America, India or Australia: one month earlier, November 1–15 and November 16–30

💰 Previous tender: In mid-September, OAIC reportedly purchased around 500,000 tonnes of milling wheat at an estimated $319–321/tonne C&F.

🌍 Market context: Black Sea grain shipments remain affected by war-related disruptions. However, prices have eased from multi-year highs seen a month earlier, partly supported by a shift in Russian exports towards Baltic routes.

Algeria has traditionally been a major buyer of EU wheat, although French wheat has largely been absent from recent purchases, with traders citing diplomatic tensions.

🇵🇭 Philippines Buys 140,000 Tonnes of Feed Wheat and 110,000 Tonnes of Corn

An importer group in the Philippines reportedly purchased around 140,000 tonnes of animal feed wheat from Australia and 110,000 tonnes of corn from South America in a tender concluded last week, according to European traders.

📌 Key details:

Buyer: Philippine importer group
Feed wheat purchased: approximately 140,000 tonnes
Expected wheat origin: Australia
Feed corn purchased: approximately 110,000 tonnes
Expected corn origin: South America
Prices: not disclosed
Tender closed: October 7

🌾 Feed wheat tender conditions:

Original volume sought: up to 377,000 tonnes
Consignments: 5 shipments of 35,000–56,000 tonnes
Shipment period: December 2026 – February 2027

🚢 Feed corn shipment periods:

First consignment: 55,000 tonnes, November 15 – December 5
Second consignment: 55,000 tonnes, December 10–30

The purchases indicate continued Philippine demand for imported feed grains, with Australia and South America expected to supply the respective commodities.

🇹🇼 Taiwan's MFIG Tenders for Up to 65,000 Tonnes of Feed Corn

Taiwan's MFIG purchasing group issued an international tender to purchase up to 65,000 tonnes of animal feed corn, according to European traders.

📌 Key details:

Buyer: MFIG, Taiwan
Commodity: animal feed corn
Volume: up to 65,000 tonnes
Eligible origins: United States, Argentina, Brazil and South Africa
Price offer deadline: October 14

🚢 Shipment periods:

U.S. Gulf, Brazil or Argentina: December 13 – January 1
U.S. Pacific Northwest or South Africa: December 28 – January 16

🌽 Previous tender: On August 27, MFIG reportedly purchased approximately 65,000 tonnes of corn, expected to be sourced from Brazil.

🇰🇷 South Korea's FLC Seeks Up to 69,000 Tonnes of Feed Corn

South Korea's Feed Leaders Committee (FLC) issued an international tender to purchase up to 69,000 tonnes of animal feed corn, according to European traders.

📌 Key details:

Buyer: Feed Leaders Committee, South Korea
Commodity: animal feed corn
Volume: 52,000–69,000 tonnes
Consignments: 1
Price offer deadline: October 13
Target arrival: around January 30, 2027
Arrival flexibility: approximately 10 days before or after the target date

🚢 Shipment periods by origin:

U.S. Pacific Northwest: December 12 – January 10
U.S. Gulf: November 22 – December 21
South America: November 17 – December 16
South Africa: December 2–31

💰 Pricing: Offers are requested both at outright C&F prices and at a premium over Chicago corn futures.

🇰🇷 South Korea's NOFI Tenders for Up to 207,000 Tonnes of Feed Corn

South Korea's Nonghyup Feed Inc. (NOFI) issued an international tender to purchase up to 207,000 tonnes of animal feed corn, according to European traders.

📌 Key details:

Buyer: NOFI, through its NH Feed unit
Commodity: animal feed corn
Total volume: up to 207,000 tonnes
Consignments: 3 shipments of 45,000–69,000 tonnes each
Price offer deadline: October 13
Arrival period: February 2027

🚢 First consignment: arrival by February 5

U.S. Pacific Northwest: December 28 – January 16
U.S. Gulf: December 8 – January 27
South America: December 3 – January 22
South Africa: December 18 – January 1

🚢 Second consignment: arrival by February 15

U.S. Pacific Northwest: January 7–26
U.S. Gulf: December 18 – January 6
South America: December 13 – January 1
South Africa: December 28 – January 16

🚢 Third consignment: arrival by February 25

U.S. Pacific Northwest: January 17 – February 5
U.S. Gulf: December 28 – January 16
South America: December 23 – January 11
South Africa: January 7–26

📉 Market context: According to traders, renewed Asian buying interest followed a sharp decline in Chicago corn futures on October 9, prompting South Korean and Taiwanese importers to issue fresh tenders.

The simultaneous tenders highlight active feed corn procurement across Asian markets as buyers respond to lower futures prices.

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