TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 82,393 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States in a regular tender.
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 14,350 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 11,470 * U.S. Western White 13,255 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 12,450 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring(14.0%) 30,868 * Shipments: * Loading between March 21 and April 20, 2021Source: Ministry of Agriculture
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