
TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 94,282 metric tons of food-quality wheat from the U.S., Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed late on Thursday.
Japan, the world's sixth-biggest wheat importer, maintains a tight grip on imports of the country's second-most important staple after rice, and buys a majority of the grain for milling through tenders typically issued three times a month.
Details are as follows (in metric tons):
COUNTRY | TYPE | QUANTITY | |
U.S. | Western White | 18,622 | * |
U.S. | Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) | 17,260 | * |
Canada | Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) | 33,670 | * |
Australia | Standard White(West Australia) | 24,730 |
Shipments: Loading between April 21 and May 20
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Source: MAFF