USDA Buys 580 MT Pulses
KANSAS CITY - Jun 19/13 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 580 metric tons (MT) of dry edible beans for shipment as food aid.
Under terms of USDA PL-480 food aid tender invitation 200001849 the USDA is buying pulses packed in 50 kg bags. Purchases are for shipment from interior plants between June 1 to June 22 and between June 23 to August 14 for plants located at port.
In announcing the tender results, the USDA said 60 MT of substitutable beans was not bought "due to a change in program requirements."
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