Bangladesh’s state grains buyer has issued a new international tender to
purchase 50,000 tonnes of rice, European traders said on Friday.
The bidding deadline is July 27.
Non-basmati parboiled rice is sought, they said.
Rice from any origin will be accepted and
shipment must take place within 40 days of contract signing.
Bangladesh, the world’s fourth-biggest rice
producer, could import as much as 1.2 million tonnes of rice this year in an
effort to replenish reserves to combat high domestic prices.
Bangladesh has been in talks about purchasing
200,000 tonnes of parboiled rice from Thailand in a government-to-government
deal, an official said on Thursday.
Bangladesh on Friday issued a separate
international tender to import 50,000 tonnes of whea
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