TOKYO, March 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought 82,937 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender.
Japan, the world's sixth-biggest wheat importer, keeps a tight grip on imports of the country's second-most important staple after rice and buys the majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued thrice a month. Details are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Western White 13,610 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 13,560 * U.S. Western White 14,390 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 13,400 * Canada Western Red Spring(13.5%) 27,977 * Shipments: * Loading between April 21 and May 20, 2021Source: Ministry of Agriculture
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