Tender Update 14.10.2026

🇯🇴 Jordan Buys 60,000 Tonnes of Feed Barley

Jordan's state grain buyer purchased approximately 60,000 tonnes of animal feed barley in an international tender, according to European traders.

📌 Key details:

• Buyer: Jordan's state grain buyer
• Commodity: animal feed barley
• Volume: approximately 60,000 tonnes
• Seller: reportedly Olam
• Price: $307.00/tonne C&F
• Shipment period: January 16–31, 2027

💰 Other reported price offers (C&F):

• Soufflet: $311.00/tonne
• Al Ghurair: $314.80/tonne
• Dreyfus: $315.00/tonne
• Bunge: $316.00/tonne

📅 Upcoming tender:

Jordan is expected to issue another tender for 120,000 tonnes of feed barley, with price offers anticipated to close on October 21.

The new tender is expected to seek shipments in 50,000–60,000-tonne consignments, with the following possible periods:

• January 1–15, 2027
• January 16–31, 2027
• February 1–14, 2027
• February 15–28, 2027

The shipment periods may be combined depending on the tender terms.

🇹🇼 Taiwan's MFIG Makes No Purchase in 65,000-Tonne Corn Tender

Taiwan's MFIG purchasing group made no purchase in an international tender seeking approximately 65,000 tonnes of animal feed corn, according to European traders.

📉 Market context:

Traders said the offered prices were considered too high, as importers anticipated further declines in corn prices amid the progress of an unexpectedly large U.S. harvest.

📌 Key details:

• Buyer: MFIG, Taiwan
• Commodity: animal feed corn
• Tender volume: approximately 65,000 tonnes
• Result: no purchase
• Main origins offered: United States and Brazil

💰 Lowest reported price offers:

• CHS (U.S. corn): 65,000 tonnes at a premium of 224.0 U.S. cents/bushel C&F over the March 2027 Chicago corn futures contract
• ETG (Brazilian corn): 58,500 tonnes at a premium of 225.5 U.S. cents/bushel C&F over the same futures contract

📊 Tender participation:

• U.S. corn: 5 trading companies offered 65,000 tonnes each
• Brazilian corn: 8 companies offered consignments of 58,000–65,000 tonnes
• Argentina and South Africa: no offers reported

🚢 Requested shipment periods:

• U.S. Gulf, Brazil or Argentina: December 13, 2026 – January 1, 2027
• U.S. Pacific Northwest or South Africa: December 28, 2026 – January 16, 2027

📦 Previous purchase:

In its last reported corn tender on August 27, MFIG purchased approximately 65,000 tonnes of Brazilian corn.

The latest tender outcome suggests that Taiwanese buyers remain cautious, waiting for potentially more competitive prices as the U.S. harvest progresses.