Iraq announces plans to import Russian wheat

The General Company for Grain Trading in Iraq expects to import from Russia from 150 to 200 thousand tons of wheat per month, the company's director Haider Nouri al-Qarawi told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. "We have good contacts with Russian sellers on this issue, and we will also communicate with the Russian government in the coming period on this matter. We have meetings scheduled for the 17th of this month in Baghdad with exporters and government officials from Russia," al-Qarawi said. He noted that after the start of production of confectionery ...