Ethiopia: Ethiopia Announced Tenders to Buy 600000 Metric Tons of Wheat

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The Government of Ethiopia (GOE) floated two international competitive bids to purchase a total of 600,000 metric tons of foreign wheat. The first bid looks for buying 200,000 metric tons of wheat for emergency relief assistance purposes. The second tender seeks 400,000 metric tons of wheat for stabilizing local market through the GOE bread subsidy program. Bid submissions for the first and second bids are due on April 1 and April 7, respectively. 

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Announced Tenders to Buy 600000 Metric Tons of Wheat

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