News: Japan seeks 80,570 tonnes of food wheat via tender

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    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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