News: Japan offers to buy 121,485 tons food wheat via tender

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    TOKYO, April 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is seeking to buy a total of 121,485 metric tons of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that will close late 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 metric tons):

     COUNTRY	   TYPE											 QUANTITY	   
     U.S.		  Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)					   27,470	* 
     Canada		Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)	 33,700	* 
     Canada		Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)	 25,225	* 
     Australia	 Standard White(West Australia)				   35,090	** 
     Shipments: *Loading between June 21 and June 30  
    
    		   **Loading between July 1 and July 31 
    Source: MAFF 
    
 
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