TOKYO, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is looking to buy a total of 78,974 metric tons of food-quality wheat from the U.S. and Canada in a regular tender that will close on Friday.
Japan, the world's sixth-biggest wheat importer, keeps a tight grip on imports of its second-most important staple after rice, buying a majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month. Details of the tender are as follows (in metric ton):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Dark Northern Spring (protein minimum 14.0 pct) 24,339 * Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 26,930 * Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 27,705 * Shipments: * Loading between April 21 and May 20, 2024
Source: Ministry of Agriculture
