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TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) – Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 78,732 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed 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.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
12,360
*
U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi hard)
15,470
*
Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
29,142
*
Australia
Standard White(West Australia)
21,760
**
Shipments: *Loading between June 1 and June 30
** Loading between August 1 and August 31
Source: Ministry of Agriculture
(Reporting by Fumika Inoue; editing by Jason Neely)
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