Tender Update 28.08.2026

🇹🇼 Taiwan’s MFIG buys about 65,000 tonnes of Brazilian corn

Taiwan’s MFIG purchasing group bought about 65,000 tonnes of animal feed corn expected to be sourced from Brazil in an international tender, according to European traders.

📌 Key details:

• Buyer: MFIG, Taiwan
• Commodity: yellow feed corn
• Volume: about 65,000 tonnes
• Expected origin: Brazil
• Seller: reportedly CJ International
• Price: 188.10 U.S. cents/bushel C&F over the Chicago March 2027 corn contract

The tender was heavily dominated by Brazilian corn, with 11 trading companies each offering 65,000 tonnes.

📊 Other reported offers:

• Brazil, ETG: +199.46 cents/bushel C&F over Chicago
• Argentina, Pan Ocean: +206.99 cents/bushel C&F over Chicago
• U.S. or South African corn: no offers reported

🚢 Shipment periods:

• U.S. Gulf, Brazil or Argentina: November 2–21
• U.S. Pacific Northwest or South Africa: November 17–December 6

In its previous reported corn tender on July 30, MFIG also purchased about 65,000 tonnes of Brazilian corn.

🇹🇳 Tunisia buys 125,000 tonnes of wheat and 75,000 tonnes of barley

Tunisia’s state grains agency is believed to have purchased about 125,000 tonnes of soft wheat and 75,000 tonnes of animal feed barley in international tenders, matching the volumes sought.

🌾 Soft wheat

• Volume: 125,000 tonnes
• Consignments: 5 × 25,000 tonnes
• Price: $308.05/tonne C&F
• Seller: Bunge
• Shipment: September 10–November 15, depending on origin

🌾 Feed barley

• Volume: 75,000 tonnes
• Consignments: 3 × 25,000 tonnes
• Prices:

  • $301.68/tonne C&F from Bunge
  • $303.85/tonne C&F from Bunge
  • $269.69/tonne C&F from Casillo
• Shipment: September 20–October 25, depending on origin

⚠️ Tunisia again specified optional origins and repeated that sellers of Black Sea grain may not invoke force majeure because of the Russia-Ukraine war. Suppliers must source grain from alternative origins if necessary.