News: Japan buys 135,747 tonnes food wheat via tender

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    TOKYO, June 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 135,747 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed late on Thursday.

    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 majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued thrice a month.

    Details are as follows (in tonnes):

     COUNTRY		TYPE								 Quantity  
     U.S.		   Western White						24,561*  
    				Hard Red Winter (semi hard)		   9,690*  
    				Dark Northern Spring				 35,710*  
    				(protein minimum 14.0 pct)			  
     Canada		 Western Red Spring				   31,106**  
    				(protein minimum 13.5 pct)						  
     Australia	  Standard White (West Australia)	  34,680***  
    	 Shipment *Loading between July 21 and August 20  
    
    			  **Loading between August 21 and September 20  
    			   ***Loading between August 1 and August 31  
    	  
    	Source: Ministry of Agriculture  
    
 
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