Bangladesh:
Bangladesh announced on Aug. 26 that it is seeking to import 30,000 metric tons of non-basmati parboiled rice.
Egypt:
Egypt bought 180,000 T of French wheat and 60,000 T of Canadian on Wednesday
Jordan:
Jordan purchased 150 KTvof European-origin barley on Wednesday at $298.90 C&F for shipment in Sep. & Oct.
History
India:
India area under summer rice sowing until Aug. 26 rose 6.5% from a year earlier to 31.2 million hectares.
Thailand:
Unofficial rice exports (excluding fragrant rice) for Aug 16-22, 2010 totaled 85,682 MT, up 6,038 MT from the previous week
Saudi Arabia:
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest buyer of barley, has added profit margins for importers of the grain.