Taiwan buys estimated 105,650 T wheat of U.S.-origin, traders say
Adds detailed purchase breakdown, prices
HAMBURG, Aug 1 (Reuters) -The Taiwan Flour Millers' Association purchased an estimated 105,650 metric tons of milling wheat to be sourced from the United States in a tender on Thursday, European traders said.
The purchase involved various wheat types for shipment from the U.S. Pacific Northwest coast in two consignments, the first between Sept. 30 and Oct. 14 and the second between Oct. 18 and Nov. 1.
The first consignment of 53,175 tons involved U.S. dark northern spring wheat with a minimum 14.5% protein content bought at an estimated $296.05 a ton free on board (fob) equating to $335.06 a ton cost and freight (c&f) including ocean shipping costs to Taiwan, they said.
It also involved hard red winter wheat with a minimum 12.5% protein content bought at $285.50 a ton fob/$324.51 a ton c&f and soft white wheat of a minimum 8.5% and maximum 10% protein bought at $233.22 a ton fob/$272.23 c&f.
The dark northern and soft white in the first consignment was sold by trading house Viterra while the hard red was sold by CHS, traders said.
The second consignment of 52,475 tons involved dark northern spring wheat with a minimum 14.5% protein content bought at an estimated $297.88 a ton fob/$338.22 a ton c&f, they said.
It also involved hard red winter wheat with a minimum 12.5% protein content bought at $287.33 a ton fob/$327.67 c&f and soft white wheat with a minimum 8.5% and maximum 10% protein bought at $240.30 a ton fob/$280.64 c&f.
United Grain Corporation sold the dark northern spring in the second consignment and CHS sold the soft red winter and soft white.
The association’s tenders traditionally provide an accurate snapshot of U.S. wheat export prices in Asian markets.
Reporting by Michael Hogan; editing by Jason Neely
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