Jordan’s state grain buyer concluded its international tender for up to 120,000 tons of milling wheat on October 13 without making any purchases, European traders said, and has issued a new tender for the same volume with a deadline for price offers of October 20. The no-award follows the same outcome in the previous tender on October 6, making three consecutive tenders without a purchase when the late September round is included.
The pattern is a price standoff. Jordan is seeking shipment in 60,000 ton consignments with delivery windows stretching into January and February 2027, which gives it time to wait, and Black Sea and European physical prices have softened slightly in recent days even as quality milling wheat stays scarce. Sellers, for their part, are holding offers at levels set during the early October rally.
The contrast inside the region is sharp. Saudi Arabia’s General Food Security Authority recently bought about 683,000 tons of 12.5 percent protein wheat, 28 percent more than its initial target, at delivered prices markedly higher than its July tender. Gulf buyers with deeper reserves are paying the new level; Jordan is signalling that it will not, at least not yet.
For exporters in the Black Sea, the European Union and the Americas, Jordan’s empty tenders cap nearby demand and suggest offer prices still sit above what second tier state buyers will clear. Wheat in the site tables eased 0.19 percent to 672 cents a bushel, down 1.65 percent on the week.