Ethiopia recently announced a tender for 400,000 tonnes of milling wheat for use in humanitarian assistance programs throughout the country. Bids are due Oct. 24, with delivery expected by February 2018, according to an Oct. 13 Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report filed by the Foreign Agricultural Service of the USDA. USDA indicated that the tendered amount will be divided into three tranches, totaling 200,000 tonnes, 125,000 tonnes and 75,000 tonnes. The primary source for the wheat is expected to be the Black Sea region.