TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture...

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, 2021   

Source: Ministry of Agriculture