Tender Update 31.07.2026

🇹🇳 Tunisia buys 75,000 tonnes of soft wheat and 50,000 tonnes of feed barley

Tunisia’s state grain agency is believed to have purchased about 75,000 tonnes of soft wheat and 50,000 tonnes of animal feed barley from optional origins in an international tender, according to European traders.

📌 Soft wheat purchases:

• 25,000 tonnes from Grainstar: $286.00/tonne C&F
• 25,000 tonnes from Grainstar: $289.00/tonne C&F
• 25,000 tonnes from Cargill: $289.57/tonne C&F
• Total volume: 75,000 tonnes
• Shipment period: August 25 – September 30, depending on origin

📌 Feed barley purchases:

• 25,000 tonnes from CHS: $266.48/tonne C&F
• 25,000 tonnes from Casillo: $269.69/tonne C&F
• Total volume: 50,000 tonnes
• Shipment period: August 25 – September 25, depending on origin

⚠️ The tender allowed grain from optional origins. However, suppliers offering Black Sea grain may not invoke force majeure because of the ongoing conflict and must provide grain from an alternative origin if necessary.

📈 Tunisia’s latest wheat purchase was significantly more expensive than its previous tenders. On July 21, the agency bought about 100,000 tonnes at a lowest price of $270.00/tonne C&F, compared with $268.16/tonne C&F for 75,000 tonnes purchased on June 4.

Traders attributed the sharp rise in wheat prices largely to concerns that Ukrainian and Russian attacks on grain ports and shipping could restrict Black Sea export flows.

🇰🇷 South Korea’s MFG buys about 69,000 tonnes of feed corn

South Korea’s Major Feedmill Group (MFG) purchased an estimated 69,000 tonnes of animal feed corn in an international tender that sought up to 140,000 tonnes, according to European traders.

📌 Key details:

• Buyer: Major Feedmill Group, South Korea
• Commodity: animal feed corn
• Purchased volume: up to 69,000 tonnes
• Tender volume sought: up to 140,000 tonnes
• Seller: reportedly Cargill
• Price: $273.99/tonne C&F
• Additional surcharge: $1.50/tonne for additional port unloading
• Expected origins: South America or South Africa
• Arrival: November

No purchase was reported for the second consignment of up to 70,000 tonnes, which was sought for arrival in December.

🚢 Shipment periods by origin:

• U.S. Pacific Northwest: October 22 – November 10
• U.S. Gulf: October 2–21
• South America: September 27 – October 16
• South Africa: October 12–31

🇹🇼 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: premium of 223.97 U.S. cents/bushel C&F over the December 2026 Chicago corn contract

Only Brazilian and Argentine corn was reportedly offered in the tender, with Brazilian offers dominating. MFIG also requested offers for U.S. and South African corn, but none were reported.

📊 Reported offers:

• Brazil: 11 trading companies each offered 65,000 tonnes
• Other Brazilian premiums: 227.72–258.40 cents/bushel over Chicago
• Argentina: one offer of 50,000 tonnes at 229.00 cents/bushel over Chicago

🚢 Shipment periods by origin:

• U.S. Gulf, Brazil or Argentina: September 24 – October 13
• U.S. Pacific Northwest or South Africa: October 9–28

In its previous reported tender on June 17, MFIG also purchased about 65,000 tonnes of corn from Brazil.