Jordan:The country is looking to import 100,000 tonnes of feed barley

Jordan's Ministry of Trade and Industry announced on November 27 it is looking to buy 100,000 metric tonnes of feed barley, of any origin, for shipment during the first and second half of January.

'The first 50,000 tonnes are for shipment from January 1-15 and the second 50,000 are for shipment January 15-31,' Muhannad Ghesh, a senior importer at the ministry, told Dow Jones Newswires. The deadline for bids is 1100 GMT on December 14.

Jordan last bought barley on October 13 when it purchased 100,000 tons of E.U. and Black Sea origin from Cargill.

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