DUBAI/HAMBURG- Iraq's trade ministry is believed to have cancelled a restricted tender to buy least 30,000 tonnes of rice from the United States which closed on Wednesday, traders said.
No purchase was reported.
Iraq had sought offers from a limited number of suppliers in the United States and had not issued a formal international tender. Long grain white rice was sought.
(Reporting by Maha El Dahan, writing by Michael Hogan) ((michael.j.hogan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 172 671 36 54; Reuters Messaging: michael.hogan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
