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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