The lowest price offer in the tender from Iraq’s state grains buyer to purchase at least 30,000 tonnes of rice is $416 a tonne c&f free out for rice to be sourced from Pakistan. No decision about a purchase was believed to have been made in the tender which closed on Sunday, Aug. 27, with offers remaining valid up to Thursday, Aug. 31. The offer was made for 40,000 tonnes from Pakistan, they said. This is followed by an offer of 40,000 tonnes rice from Thailand at $420.45 a tonne c&f free out. Other offers for Thai rice were made at prices from $422.70 to $457 a tonne c&f free out.