On Wednesday, Egypt's state grains buyer GASC said that it had bought 42,000 tonnes of vegetable oils in an international tender.
The purchase comprised 30,000 tonnes of soyoil and 12,000 tonnes of sunflower oil, it said.
They gave the following breakdown of the purchase in dollars per tonne:
Some traders have said that Russian origin was excluded from the tender despite discounts during negotiations. The reason was unclear and GASC was not immediately available for comment.
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