(Bloomberg) -- Crop trader Solaris will be allowed the option to supply a recent private wheat deal to Egypt with grain from any origin, Supply Minister Ali El-Mosilhy said in an interview with Bloomberg. 

Solaris has to inform the state-run buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities, with the qualities, standards and documents of the new origin in advance as the grain must adhere to the contract criteria, El-Mosillhy said. The company also has to disclose the FOB and CIF prices.

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The minister on Sept. 4 had said that GASC had booked 480,000 tons of Russian wheat in direct negotiations. The Russia wheat purchase was first reported by Reuters. 

Egypt in June also made a similar allowance over origins to a trader.

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