The U.S. Agriculture Department saidit has accepted a bid for an export bonus to cover the sale of
50,000 tonnes of hard red winter wheat to Sri Lanka.
    A bonus of 37.44 dlrs per tonne was awarded to Continental
Grain Co on the shipment scheduled for April 8-16, Melvin Sims,
USDA general sales manager said.
    An additional 10,000 tonnes of wheat are still available to
Sri Lanka under the export enhancement program, Sims said.
 Reuter
