Ccc Acepts Bonus bid on Wheat to Zaire - USDA

The Commodity Credit Crporation has accepted a bid for an export bonus to cover the sale of 8,000 tonnes of hard red winter wheat to Zaire, the U.S. Agriculture Department said.

The wheat is scheduled for shipment May 11-June 11, 1987, the department said.

The bonus, to Continental Grain Co, was 32.55 dlrs per tonne and will be paid in the form of commodities from CCC stocks.

An additional 7,000 tonnes of wheat are still available to Zaire under the Export Enhancement program initiative announced on October 17, 1986, it said.