MANILA - The National Food Authority (NFA) awarded contracts for the supply of 75,000 tons to 3 companies that will source the grain from Thailand and Pakistan, the state-run agency said on Wednesday. Confirming a Reuters report on Tuesday, NFA spokesman Rex Estoperez told Reuters Asia Golden Rice secured the deal to supply Manila with 47,000 tons of Thai rice at $487 per ton, including cost and freight. Thai Hua Ltd. was awarded the supply of 18,000 tons Thai rice at $486.28 a ton, C&F, and global trading firm Toepfer International the remaining 10,000 tons of rice, to be sourced from Pakistan, at $472.72 a ton, C&F, he said.