TOKYO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture...

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    TOKYO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 114,012 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender that closed late on Thursday.

    Japan, the world's sixth-largest wheat importer, keeps a tight grip on imports of the country's second-most important staple behind 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.		  Western White										 24,014		* 
     U.S.		  Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)							11,505		* 
     U.S.		  Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)		24,533		** 
     Canada		Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)		  24,650		* 
     Canada		Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)		  29,310		* 
    	Shipment * Loading between Nov. 21 and Dec. 20 
    
    			   ** Arriving by Jan. 31 
    				
    	Source: Ministry of Agriculture 
    
 
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