TOKYO, March 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture...

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    TOKYO, March 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought 82,937 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada 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 after rice and buys the majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued thrice a month. Details are as follows (in tonnes):

     COUNTRY	  TYPE											   QUANTITY			 
     U.S.		 Western White									   13,610	  * 
     U.S.		 Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)						  13,560	  * 
     U.S.		 Western White									   14,390	  * 
     U.S.		 Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)						  13,400	  * 
     Canada	   Western Red Spring(13.5%)						   27,977	  * 
     Shipments: * Loading between April 21 and May 20, 2021   
    

    Source: Ministry of Agriculture

 
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