date:Mar 12, 2013
is planning to build 150 silos ahead of its 2014 wheat harvest, the supply minister said, as the North African country seeks to increase local production to reduce reliance on increasingly expensive imports.
* Tunisia will import 1.5 million tonnes of grain this year, and current stocks are enough for another two months, Tunisia's state Grains Agency said on Monday.
* Saudi Arabia will buy more soft wheat of 11-12.5 percent protein in its next tender but has not yet decided what quantity to o