Japan buys 115,035 metric tons of food wheat via tender
TOKYO, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 115,035 metric tons 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 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
20,635
*
U.S.
Hard Red Winter (Semi Hard)
13,450
*
U.S.
Hard Red Winter (Semi Hard)
20,610
*
Canada
Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct)
30,190
*
Australia
Standard White (West Australia)
30,150
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