A government agency in Pakistan has issued an international tender to purchase and import 500,000 tonnes of wheat, European traders said on Thursday.

The deadline for submission of price offers in the tender from the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) is July 27.

Some 200,000 tonnes is sought for shipment in August and 300,000 tonnes in September.

Pakistan has regularly bought wheat in the global market in past months in moves to improve local supplies and cool prices.