TOKYO, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MAFF) bought a total of 107,555 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in regular tenders 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 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
12,375
*
U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
19,540
*
U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
24,180
*
Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
26,450
*
Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
25,010
*
*Loading between February 21, 2022 and March 20, 2022
Source: Ministry of Agriculture
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