Japan buys 122,222 T food wheat via weekly tender
Published: 2013-05-24 Origin: Reuters Views:
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Core Tip: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 122,222 tonnes of food wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed on Thursday, a ministry official said.
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 122,222 tonnes of food wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed on Thursday, a ministry official said. Japan is the world's sixth-biggest importer of wheat, and the ministry keeps a tight grip on imports of the country's second most important staple after rice.
Local production accounts for about 10 percent of domestic wheat demand.
The ministry buys about 5 million tonnes of foreign wheat for milling annually.
| COUNTRY |
TYPE |
QUANTITY |
| U.S. |
*Western White (protein maximum 10.5 pct) |
25,261 |
| |
**Hard Red Winter (protein minimum 11.5 pct) |
20,240 |
| |
**Dark Northern Spring (protein minimum 14.0 pct) |
22,396 |
| Canada |
*Western Red Spring protein minimum 13.5 pct) |
22,370 |
| Australia |
***Standard White |
31,955 |
Shipments: * Arrival by Aug. 31
**Loading between June 21 and July 20
***Loading between July 1 and July 31
Source: Ministry of Agriculture
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