Khaberni - The Saudi Public Authority for Food Security, the official grain buyer in the kingdom, said it purchased about 907,000 tons of wheat in an international tender today, Monday, confirming what traders earlier reported.
This quantity is greater than that requested in a previous tender by the authority, which amounted to 595,000 tons and closed on Friday.
Traders mentioned that the purchase included hard wheat with a 12.5 percent protein content.
The head of the authority, Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Fares, said in a statement that the supply will come from origins in the European Union, North and South America, Australia, and the Black Sea.
Traders expect that the wheat will mostly be imported from the Black Sea region, especially Romania and Bulgaria, with some shipments also possibly coming from Russia.
Al-Fares stated that the national company for grain supplies (SABL) branches will take delivery of the contracted quantities for the first batch, scheduled to arrive between April and May 2026.
He added that it will consist of 15 shipments, distributed as 5 ships to Jeddah Islamic Port with a quantity of 300,000 tons, 7 ships to Yanbu Commercial Port with a quantity of 425,000 tons, 2 ships to King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam with a quantity of 127,000 tons, and one ship to Jazan Port with a quantity of 55,000 tons.
16 qualified and specialized international companies competed for the required quantity, and the award was given to seven companies whose offers were the lowest in price and met the specifications.
Press coverage by Michael Hogan - Prepared by Marwa Ghareeb and Sherine Abdel Aziz for the Arabic newsletter - Edited by Hassan Ammar
