São Paulo — Syria has issued a tender to purchase 200,000 tonnes of wheat from internal and external suppliers. The process was opened by the country’s General Establishment for Cereal Processing, Storage and Trade, affiliated with the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection and made public in Brazil by the Embassy of Syria in Brazil. The deadline for submission of price offers in the tender is next Monday (14).
According to a statement from the Syrian agency, the shipment of 200,000 tonnes of bread soft milling wheat is sought 60 days starting from the following day of date of notifying commencement order to the seller, who must determine the origin and source of goods in their offer. Prices will be considered final and not breakable after registering the offers.
The Syrian state grains agency release a series of other details involving tax payment, currency, performance bond, penalty of delay, and signature proceedings. The latest date for submitting offers is Monday (14) till 3:30 pm (EET). For more information, please access the announcement.
Syria produces wheat in several regions in the country but imports it, too. Flour is a very common ingredient in local and Arab cuisine. Brazil exports a series of foodstuffs to Syria, including coffee and sugar, but wheat has not been exported in the last couple of years. Out of the Arab countries, Saudia Arabia is a market that imports wheat from Brazil.
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
