Japan buys 103,767 tons of food wheat via tender
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 103,767metric 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 importer of wheat, keeps a tight grip on imports of its second most important staple after rice and buys the majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month.
Details are as follows (in metric tons):
| COUNTRY | TYPE | QUANTITY | |
| U.S. | Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) | 31,600 | * |
| Canada | Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) | 25,197 | * |
| Canada | Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) | 24,510 | * |
| Australia | Standard White(West Australia) | 22,460 | ** |
Shipments: *Loading between August 1 and August 31
**Loading between September 1 and September 30
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