TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is seeking to buy a total of 77,763 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender that will close on Thursday.
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. Hard Red Winter(Semi hard) 27,550 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 24,063 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 26,150 * Shipments: *Loading between Feb 21,2023 and Mar 20,2023Source: Ministry of Agriculture (Reporting by Fumika Inoue Editing by David Goodman
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