Iraq agreed to buy 132,000 metric tons of rice from Thailand and the U.S., the country’s grain board said in an e-mailed statement today. The grain was bought from Louis Dreyfus and Ameropa, according to the statement. The original tender was for 30,000 tons and the bidding deadline was May 29. “Iraq consumes as much as 1.2 million tons of rice per year, most of which has to be imported because of the lack of local production mostly due to a shortage of water,” the board said. The country produces about 70,000 tons of rice a year, it said.
2011-06-01
Global News: Iraq Agrees to Buy 132,000 Tons of Rice of Thai, U.S. Origin
(News resource: Bloomberg, Jun. 1, 2011)
Iraq agreed to buy 132,000 metric tons of rice from Thailand and the U.S., the country’s grain board said in an e-mailed statement today. The grain was bought from Louis Dreyfus and Ameropa, according to the statement. The original tender was for 30,000 tons and the bidding deadline was May 29. “Iraq consumes as much as 1.2 million tons of rice per year, most of which has to be imported because of the lack of local production mostly due to a shortage of water,” the board said. The country produces about 70,000 tons of rice a year, it said.
Iraq agreed to buy 132,000 metric tons of rice from Thailand and the U.S., the country’s grain board said in an e-mailed statement today. The grain was bought from Louis Dreyfus and Ameropa, according to the statement. The original tender was for 30,000 tons and the bidding deadline was May 29. “Iraq consumes as much as 1.2 million tons of rice per year, most of which has to be imported because of the lack of local production mostly due to a shortage of water,” the board said. The country produces about 70,000 tons of rice a year, it said.
