USDA Tenders for 13,500 MT Pinto Beans

KANSAS CITY - Sep 6/02 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is looking for offers of 13,500 metric tons (MT) of pinto or dark red kidney beans and 2,070 MT of lentils for shipment as food aid.

Offers are due September 12 for reply the following day. Details of the port allocations and shipping periods are as follows:

ANN.   COMM. PACK   COUNTRY     DISCHARGE       METRIC  VOL AG
NO.          SIZE               PORT            TONS    & PROGRAM

FIRST SHIPPING PERIODS ONLY:
PBL7         50 KG
       DR OR PI     MOZAMBIQUE  MAPUTO           6,750   USAID-PL480
                                BEIRA            6,750
                                COMMODITY TOTAL 13,500

SECOND SHIPPING PERIODS ONLY:
PBL7   LE    50 KG  PREPOSITION UNKNOWN          2,000   PL480
                    BENIN       COTONOU             70   CRS
                                COMMODITY TOTAL  2,070


  FIRST SHIPPING PERIODS FOR          OCTOBER 6 - 20, 2002
  INLAND PLANTS:                      OCTOBER 21 - NOVEMBER 5, 2002

  FIRST SHIPPING PERIODS FOR          OCTOBER 21 - NOVEMBER 5, 2002
  PLANTS LOCATED AT PORT:             NOVEMBER 6 - 20, 2002

  SECOND SHIPPING PERIODS FOR         NOVEMBER 6 - 20, 2002
  INLAND PLANTS:                      NOVEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 5, 2002

  SECOND SHIPPING PERIODS FOR         NOVEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 5, 2002
  PLANTS LOCATED AT PORT:             DECEMBER 6 - 20, 2002

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