The international rice tender recently floated by Sri Lanka for global procurement close at 2pm on Oct 31. Meanwhile, 17000 MT of parboiled rice from India is already in the local marketplace, now sold via Lanka Sathosa outlets at Rs 74 per kilo. Sri Lanka floated this international tender on 19 October for a 200,000 MT rice tranche consisting of 90,000MT of Parboiled Nadu rice, 60,000MT of Samba (parboiled) rice, and 50,000 MT of White Raw rice. Sri Lankan rice importers too are eligible to take part in the latest tender. Of the 200,000 MT rice called for in the tender, Sri Lanka expects 100,000 MT to arrive in Colombo by end November 2017 and the other 100,000 MT to arrive by end of December 2017. Meanwhile, 17000 MT of the 100,000 MT rice consignment ordered from an Indian private supplier have been received in Colombo in the last few days.