Ethiopian government recently retendered for a third time to buy 400,000 tonnes of imported milling wheat for the country’s bread subsidy program. Delivery is expected to begin in August. The second tender was canceled in late April because of a technical discrepancy with the lowest offer. The bid from Promising International at roughly $248 per tonne was said to have failed because it didn’t include a comparison freight quote using the government-run shipping lines. The USDA said the delayed procurement and arrival of the tendered wheat, which originally was scheduled to arrive in the country this past January, has contributed to subsidized bread shortages in the nation’s capital. As a result, some bakeries have started cutting back on production.