The Grain Board of Iraq has issued a new tender to buy atleast 30,000 MT of rice. The board however usually buys much more than the amount announced in its tenders.

According to the Trade Ministry statistics, Iraq needs to buy some 1 million MT of rice a year. It isn't known, however, how much rice Iraq has boughtthis year.
 
In a similar tender announced in July this year, the board bought some 200,000 MT from Thailand.