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

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    TOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought 121,501 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia 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 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									  22,760	   * 
     U.S.		 Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)						 10,300	   * 
     U.S.		 Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)	 30,481	   * 
     Canada	   Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)	   31,830	   * 
     Australia	Australia Standard White						   26,130	   * 
     Shipments: * Loading July 1-31, 2021  
    

    Source: Ministry of Agriculture

 
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