Private exporters said China bought atotal of 550,000 tonnes of U.S. wheat under the export
enhancement program, with final confirmation by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture of the subsidies still awaited.
    The purchase consisted of a total of 340,000 tonnes of hard
red winter wheat for various May/Aug shipments, with 210,000
tonnes of soft red winter for Aug/Sept, the exporters said.
 Reuter
