TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is looking to buy a total of 88,710 metric tons 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 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. Western White 32,985 * Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 30,245 * Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 25,480 * Shipments: * Loading between Feb. 21 and March 20, 2024
Source: Ministry of Agriculture
