News: Japan buys 89,735 tonnes food wheat via tender

TOKYO, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 89,735 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 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									5,395	 * 
 U.S.	   Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)   14,650	* 

 U.S.	   Western White									4,390	 * 
 U.S.	   Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)   16,346	* 

 Canada	 Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)	 25,894	* 
 Canada	 Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)	 23,060	* 
	Shipments: *Loading between Feb 21, 2023 and March 20, 2023 

Source: Ministry of Agriculture