BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraq announced on Thursday a tender to purchase not less than 30,000 tons of rice from the United States, Uruguay, Thailand and Argentina, the trade ministry said.

 

"The tender closes on December 9 and offers will remain until December 13," it added.

 

Iraq is one of the biggest importers of Wheat and rice in the world and uses a large part of the imports to spread foodstuff in the ration cards.

 

 

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