TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 84,667 metric tons of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed late Wednesday.
Japan, the world's sixth-biggest importer of wheat, keeps a tight grip on imports of its 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 metric tons):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Western White 21,967 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 7,650 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 32,590 * Australia Standard White(West Australia) 22,460 ** Shipments: *Loading between August 1 and August 31**Loading between September 1 and September 30 Source: MAFF(Reporting by Fumika Inoue; Editing by Janane Venkatraman
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