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

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    TOKYO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 115,913 tonnes of food-quality wheat from United States, Canada and Australia in regular tenders that closed 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.	   Western White										 17,265	* 
     U.S.	   Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)							12,700	* 
     U.S.	   Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)						   12,450	 * 
     U.S.	   Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)		12,269	* 
     Canada	 Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)		 32,526	 * 
     Australia  Standard White(West Australia)					   28,703	 ** 
       *Loading between March 21 and April 20, 2022 
    

    ** Loading between June 1 and June 30, 2022

    Source: Ministry of Agriculture

 
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