Philippines bought around 50,000 metric tons of feed wheat from Australia, traders say
Traders estimated the wheat purchase was made in the mid to high $280s a ton c&f and was expected to be for September shipment.
Reports reflect assessments from traders and further estimates of prices and volumes are possible.
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