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