Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Iraq to import thousands of tons of wheat
Commerce
(Iraq Directory) - A high ranking source at the Iraqi Trade Ministry said on Thursday that Iraq has received 50 thousand tons of American wheat and 29 thousand tons out of 150 thousand tons of Thai rice contracted on before. The source said that Iraq is also expecting to obtain another 150 thousand tons of American and Canadian wheat later in May and that 32 thousand tons of Thai rice on its way to Iraq and will arrive soon. The source declined to reveal price details.
He said: "The ships are on their way and we bought larger quantities, but we can not reveal them till the ships transporting them move; however, everyone knows that we need about 340 thousand tons of wheat per month". The source mentioned that Iraq had bought 1 million tons of American wheat and 400 thousand tons of Canadian wheat between January and March. He added, "We always say in our presentations that we will deal with all companies, but so far the best offers we have received were from the Americans and Canadians". He added that Iraq is still hoping to buy Australian wheat.
Labels: America, Canada, Iraq, Iraq Trade Ministry, Thailand, wheat
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Over 40 countries to attend 2nd Iraq International Fair
Trade
(Turkish Press) Around 1500 companies from more than 30 countries will attend the 2nd Iraq International Fair, planned to take place in southeastern city of Gaziantep between May 23rd-27th, 2007 in association with the Iraq Trade Ministry and fair organization company Forum. Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, Turkish Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchanges (TOBB), Gaziantep Chamber of Industry, and local organizations support the fair, which is the only fair of its kind held by Iraq government in a foreign country. More than 3,000 Iraqi businessmen are expected to travel to Turkey to visit the fair. Business Forum "Business Partner Iraq" on areas of energy, health, agriculture, industry, infrastructure as well as bilateral business talks and work shops will be held throughout the fair. The fair aims at boosting commercial ties with Iraq, assuming the most important role in restoration of Iraq and increasing Iraq's purchases from Turkey. Companies from Switzerland, Japan, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Korea, Bahrain, China, Syria, France, Brazil, Russia, Iran, Egypt, Italy, Jordan, Hungary, USA, Thailand as well as Turkey are expected to join the fair.
Labels: 2nd Iraq International Fair, Gaziantep, Iraq Trade Ministry, Turkey
