HAMBURG: Importers on Thursday bought about 60,000 tonnes of soybeans to be sourced from Brazil, European traders said.

The soybeans were for May 2016 shipment and the deal was made via a multinational trading house, they said. The purchase was made at a premium of $35 c&f over the Chicago May 2016 soybean contract, a trader said. Pakistan has been a heavy buyer of soybeans in past months as local processors increased soybean crushings, turning away from rapeseed/canola processing and away from soymeal imports.—Reuters