# Egypt's GASC buys 415,000 T of Russian, Romanian and Ukrainian wheat - traders

> Egypt's GASC bought 415,000 tonnes of Russian, Romanian and Ukrainian wheat at an international tender for September 5-15 shipment. Prices were around $217-220/t cost and freight, with the purchase split among several traders.

- Date: 2019-08-06 · published 2019-08-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Egypt · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57481-egypt-s-gasc-buys-415-000-t-of-russian-romanian-and-ukrainian-wheat-traders
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A sizeable Egyptian purchase supports Black Sea wheat export demand and confirms current price levels near $220/t C&F. The purchase is routine for Egypt's tender program and has limited effect on overall prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-07 | [Egypt's GASC buys 350,000 tonnes of wheat: traders - Economy - Business - Ahram Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61484-egypt-s-gasc-buys-350-000-tonnes-of-wheat-traders-economy-business-ahram-online.md) | +1.9% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-21 | [Egypt's GASC Buys 120,000 Tonnes Wheat In Tender](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66400-egypt-s-gasc-buys-120-000-tonnes-wheat-in-tender.md) | +0.4% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-26 | [Romanian wheat cargo to Egypt sieved, grain trade sceptical \| Amwal Al Ghad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68842-romanian-wheat-cargo-to-egypt-sieved-grain-trade-sceptical-amwal-al-ghad.md) | +5.8% | +11.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-12 | [Egypt's GASC receives offers in wheat tender \| Amwal Al Ghad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58489-egypt-s-gasc-receives-offers-in-wheat-tender-amwal-al-ghad.md) | -5.3% | -8.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-28 | [Tunisia buys estimated 100,000 tons wheat and 100,000 tons feed barley in tender, traders say \| MarketScreener UAE Emirates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/127-tunisia-buys-estimated-100-000-tons-wheat-and-100-000-tons-feed-barley-in.md) | +0.2% | — |

## Sources

- zawya.com: https://www.zawya.com/en/markets/egypts-gasc-buys-415-000-t-of-russian-romanian-and-ukrainian-wheat-traders-kknag8ew

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