South Korea tenders to buy about 56,600 tons rice, traders say

HAMBURG, Oct 15 (Reuters) — South Korea’s state-backed Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. has issued an international tender to purchase about 56,600 metric tons of rice, European traders said on Thursday. The deadline for submissions of price offers in the tender is October 29. (Reporting by Michael Hogan in Hamburg, editing by ) ((michael.j.hogan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 172 671 36 54; Reuters Messaging: michael.hogan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)