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Jun 11 2012

Iraq receives 31,000 tons of Uruguayan rice

By Murtaza al-Yousuf ERBIL - Iraq has received 31,000 tons of Uruguayan rice, said the country's Ministry of Trade.

Three Canadian ships loaded with wheat reached Iraqi ports as part of Iraq's efforts to strengthen the food supply program which 60 percent of Iraqis rely upon it, said the ministry in statement.

The ministry started transferring the cargo that arrived through the port of Umm Qasr in the south of the country.

The ministry said it expects to receive six ship loads of Canadian wheat this month.

The ministry also said it transferred the cargo of two ships carrying sugar from UAE and Thailand ports.

© AK News 2012

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