TOKYO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 72,653 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender.
Japan, the world's sixth-biggest wheat importer, keeps a tight grip on imports of the country's 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 tonnes): COUNTRY
TYPE
QUANTITY
U.S.
Western White
14,885
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
11,970
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(14.0%)
24,698
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5%)
21,100
* Shipments: *Loading between Feb 21 and Mar 20, 2021
Source: Ministry of Agriculture