European traders reported on Friday that the Turkish state grain board TMO had issued an international tender for the purchase and import of about 225,000 metric tonnes of animal feed barley.

The deadline to submit price proposals in the tender is 31 July.

Barley will be shipped between August 8-29 in consignments of up to 5,000 tons. Traders said that supplies already imported into Turkey and in customs-bonded storage can be included in the tender.

The Turkish ports of Iskenderun (Iskenderun), Mersin (Izmir), Bandirma (Bandirma), Tekirdag (Tekirdag), Samsun and Trabzon are the best places to ship your goods.

The Turkish harvest of barley, wheat and other grains will be lower than expected this year. This means that imports are needed to stabilize prices and to ensure adequate supplies. (Reporting and editing by David Holmes; Michael Hogan)

(source: Reuters)