Iraq's state grains board has purchased 50,000 tonnes of hard wheat to be sourced from the United States, European traders said on Tuesday. The wheat was priced at $257.35 a tonne c&f free out to the port of Umm Qasr with shipment between June 1-30 and delivery between July 7 to August 14, they said. Traders said that Iraq had originally cancelled a tender for 50,000 tonnes of wheat on April 30 but then later decided to make a purchase.