TOKYO, March 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 70,065 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender 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 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 6,555 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 28,526 *Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 34,984 * Shipments: * Loading between April 21 and May 20
Source: Ministry of Agriculture
