TOKYO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought...

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    TOKYO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 106,125 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender on Thursday.

    Japan, the world's sixth-largest 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.

    The tender will close late on Thursday. Details are as follows (in tonnes):

     COUNTRY	   TYPE												  QUANTITY			
     U.S.		  Western White										 21,350		* 
     U.S.		  Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)							13,780		* 
     U.S.		  Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)							24,200		* 
     Canada		Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)		  24,990		* 
     Australia	 Standard White(West Australia)						21,805		** 
    	Shipments: * Loading between Feb. 21 and Mar. 20 
    
    			   ** Loading between Mar. 1 and Mar. 31 
    					 
    	Source: Ministry of Agriculture 
    
 
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