Iraq made no purchase in talks to buy 30,000 tonnes U.S. rice

HAMBURG/DUBAI  -

* Iraq's state grains buyer has made no purchase is in talks this week to buy least 30,000 tonnes of rice from the United States, traders said

* The talks involved inquiries restricted to United States suppliers only and were not formal international tenders

* No reason was given but it was believed prices were too high, one trader said

(Reporting by Michael Hogan and Maha El Dahan) ((michael.j.hogan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 40 419 03 4275; Reuters Messaging: michael.hogan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))