News: Japan to buy 104,483 tonnes food wheat via tenders

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    TOKYO, March 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is seeking to buy a total of 104,483 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in regular tenders that will close on Thursday.

    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 three times a month. Details are as follows (in tonnes):

     COUNTRY	TYPE												QUANTITY			
     U.S.	   Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)						   12,750	 * 
     U.S.	   Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)	   12,518	 * 
     Canada	 Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)		 26,890	 * 
     Canada	 Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)		 28,915	 * 
     Australia  Standard White(West Australia)					   23,410	 ** 
      *Loading between April 21 and May 20, 2022 
    

    ** Loading between July 1 and July 31, 2022

    Source: Ministry of Agriculture

 
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