PEC invites bids for import of 6,000 tonnes of pulses

NEW DELHI: State-owned trading firm PEC has invited bids for the import of 6,000 tonnes of pulses for sale in the domestic market.

The last date for submission of bids is July 1 and a decision on awarding the contract will be taken on the same day, a notice on the company's website said.

The company said that 2,000 tonnes each of urad and desi chick peas of the 2011 crop year are to be sourced from Myanmar and Tanzania, respectively, whereas another 2,000 tonnes of desi chick peas of the 2010 crop year is to be sourced from Australia.

While the consignments of 2,000 tonnes each of desi chick peas are to be delivered at the Mumbai port, the shipping port for the urad is Chennai, it said.

All the consignments are to be delivered between July and August, it added.

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