The lowest price offer received by Iraq’s state grains buyer in a tender to purchase at least 30,000 tonnes of rice was $305 a tonne c&f free out for rice to be sourced from India. The traders believed the Iraqi buyer had not yet made a decision in the tender, which closed on Dec 04 with offers having to remain valid up to Dec. 10. One offer was made for rice from Pakistan at $445 a tonne c&f free out, they said. The lowest among a series of offers for rice from Thailand was $459 a tonne c&f free out.