MMTC invites bids for sale of 3,650 tonnes of pulses

NEW DELHI: State-owned trading firm MMTC has invited bids for the sale of 3,650 tonnes of pulses.

The leading importer of various commodities has in two separate notices invited bids for the sale of a total of 3,650 tonnes of red lentils, lemon toor and green moong.

The last date of submission of bids for sale of 1,650 tonnes of lemon toor and green moong is July 19 and the decision on awarding the contract would be taken on the same day, the company said in a notice on its website.

MMTC is selling 1,000 tonnes of lemon toor and 650 tonnes of green moong that is lying at godowns in Chennai. Both the pulses are of the crop year 2010 and has been sourced from Myanmar, MMTC said.

In a separate notice, the company invited bids for the sale of 2,000 tonnes of red lentils.

The last date for submission of bids is July 20 and a decision on awarding the contract will be taken on the same day, it said.

The company is putting on sale 2,000 tonnes of red lentils, which is lying at godowns in Kolkata. The pulses are of the crop year 2009 and is of Canadian and/or Australian origin.

PEC, MMTC and other state-run trading agencies like STC import different varieties of pulses on behalf of the government to augment domestic supply.