Japan buys 123,012 tons of food wheat via tender
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 123,012 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 the country’s second most important staple behind 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) | 32,280 | * |
| U.S. | Western White | 34,117 | * |
| Canada | Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) | 31,795 | * |
| Australia | Standard White(West Australia) | 24,820 | ** |
Shipments: * Loading between Oct 21, 2024 and Nov 20, 2024
** Loading between Dec 1, 2024 and Jan 15, 2025
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