TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is seeking a total of 80,570 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 its second-most important staple behind rice, buying the majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month. Details of the tender are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi hard) 13,210 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 10,540 *U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi hard) 27,220 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 29,600 * Shipments: *Loading between April 21 and May 20
Source: Ministry of Agriculture
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