Iraq Issues Tender To Buy 30,000 MT rice

The Grain Board of Iraq has issued a tender to buy at least 30,000 MT of rice of any origin making it the fifth rice tender this year. Bidders are directed to submit heir offers latest by Aug. 15, and bids would be valid until Aug. 22. The last time Baghdad issued a rice tender was in July when it bought 150,000 MT. Some 120,000 MT were Thai rice purchased at $488.85 a ton and the remaining 30,000 MT were purchased from an Indian company called LMJ at $444/ton. The tender originally asked for 30,000 MT rice.