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Japan offers to buy 125,049 tonnes food wheat via tender

Published 2016-05-24, 03:19 a/m
© Reuters. Japan offers to buy 125,049 tonnes food wheat via tender

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is
seeking to buy a total of 125,049 tonnes of food quality wheat
from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender
that will close 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 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 12,990*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard) 19,670*
Dark Northern Spring 32,724*
(protein minimum 14.0%)
Canada Western Red Spring 30,075*
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Australia Standard White (West Australia) 29,590**
Shipments: * Loading between June 21 and July 20
**Loading between Sep 1 and Sep 30
Source: Ministry of Agriculture

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