Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Philippines Buys 280,000 Tons of Rice From Vietnamese Exporters at Tender

(Bloomberg) -- The Philippines, the world's biggest
importer of rice, awarded contracts to buy 280,000 metric tons of
the grain, National Food Authority spokesman Rex Estoperez said.

State-run Vietnam Southern Food Corp., the nation's biggest
rice exporter, won a contract to supply 117,000 tons of 25
percent broken rice for $328.99 a ton, Estoperez said. The
company will also supply 25,000 tons of iron-fortified rice at
$348.99 a ton, he added.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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