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HAMBURG: The state purchasing agency in Mauritius purchased about 4,000 tonnes of long grain white rice to be sourced from India and Pakistan in a tender for the same volume which closed on March 2, European traders said on Thursday.
The rice was purchased at an average price of around $509.6 a tonne c&f, trader said.
Sellers of rice from India were trading houses Octavius Tea and LMJ Services. Sellers of rice from Pakistan were Meskay & Femtee and Sindh Agro Industries.
The rice was sought for delivery between April 15 and June 15.
Published in Dawn, March 19th, 2021
