Grain News Snippets

Japan plans to buy 106,000mt of milling wheat from the U.S and 21,000mmt from Canada for March shipment in tender due to be completed Thursday.

Jordan are tendering fro 100,000mt optional origin wheat, due for completion 21st jan.

South Korea is seeking 55,000mt of corn for feed production at a tender tomorrow.

Philippine feed millers are seeking to import up to 300,000mt of optional origin corn free of import tariffs due to high domestic prices. The corn would be for shipment by end-March.

India says that it expects this season's wheat crop due to be harvested in March/April to be similar in size to 2008's 78.4mmt.

Australian ASX milling wheat futures close up A$2-A$3 Tuesday.

Belarus says it harvested a record 9mmt grains and oilseeds in 2008, 25% more than in 2007.