The second consignment of two million quintals of wheat the government bought from Ukraine will arrive at the Port of Djibouti by the beginning of September 2014. The first consignment of the same size has already started to arrive at the central warehouse of the Ethiopian Grain Trade Enterprise (EGTE), as of July 29, 2014.
The second consignment will leave Ukraine on August 25 loaded on five ships, each with a capacity of 420,000 quintals. The government spent 2.4 billion Br to buy the grain through an international tender floated by the Government Procurement & Property Disposal Services (GPPDS). The GPPDS selected six companies to buy the two consignments, according to Ali Siraje, state minister of Trade.
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