By John Lee. A 44,000-tonne shipment of American rice has arrived at the Jordanian port of Aqaba aboard the vessel Equinox Dream (pictured), according to Iraq's General Company for Food Commodities Trading. The company said the shipment arrived despite difficult maritime conditions stemming from regional security challenges affecting shipping in the area. Engineer Lama Hashim […]
By John Lee. US agri-foods giant Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) has reportedly confirmed that Iraq has purchased two vessels of US long-grain rice. According to industry group USA Rice Federation (USA Rice), the shipments total 88,000 metric tons, and are scheduled for January and March 2026. It quotes its Chair, Keith Glover, as saying: "These two sales […]
By John Lee. Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) will reportedly sell 44,000 metric tons of U.S. long grain rice to Iraq. According to FarmProgress.com, the product is expected to be shipped in January. More here. (Source: FarmProgress.com)
By John Lee. Iraq has re-started the purchasing of rice from the United States, according to a press release issued by the USA Rice Federation. It adds that ADM Rice sold a vessel of American rice, which will be loaded and sail to Iraq early this autumn. The resumption follows what USA Rice describes as, […]
By Sara Hassan, for The World. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Water shortages affecting anbar rice cultivation in Iraq Severe water shortages in Iraq are affecting the cultivation of the country's signature anbar rice. In recent years, the country has […]
By John Lee. A new report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) says that continued drought and water shortages are affecting economic activity in Iraq, especially grain production. The Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service says agricultural cropping in irrigated areas is down by 50 percent compared to […]
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and senators from rice producing states are encouraging American and Iraqi officials to take steps to increase U.S. rice exports to Iraq. In separate letters to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Dr. Fareed Yasseen, Iraq's Ambassador to […]
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Kurdistan Region rice farmers harvest bumper crop Rice harvest season has begun in the Kurdistan Region, and farmers in Erbil's Harir sub-district say there's been a boom in production this year. "We're making a […]
By John Lee. Thailand has reportedly signed a deal to sell rice to Iraq. According to Financial Post, the move comes nearly 10 years after losing Iraqi contracts over quality concerns. (Source: Financial Post)
By John Lee. Iraqi trade minister Mohammed Hashim has reportedly signed a deal on Thursday to import wheat and rice from the United States. According to Reuters, the agreement covers the first half of 2019. Meanwhile, Kurdistan 24 reports that a Russian delegation visited Baghdad this week to discuss exporting wheat to Iraq. (Sources: Reuters, […]
By John Lee. Iraq has agreed to buy 90,000 metric tons of rice from the United States. US Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, said in a statement: “Iraq is buying three times more rice than we requested in our letter, so I’m thrilled that this resulted in such […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In southern Iraq, fields where rice has been sown for centuries now lie bare for lack of water…. This season many farmers have not planted the treasured amber rice local to Diwaniyah province because […]
