Indian state-run trading firm PEC LTD has invited bids for import of 9,000 tonnes of pulses to be delivered by March. Bids will close on Janauary 7 and the decision on the tender will be taken by January 14, the company said on its website.
* Bidders should source 4,000 tonnes of black mapte (urad), 3,000 tonnes of desi chick peas (chana) and 2,000 tonnes of lemon tur from Myanmar, Australia and Tanzania.
* The shipment of chana should reach Mumbai port by February 15, while that of other pulses at Chennai port by March, it said.
