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Japan seeks 76,143 tonnes of food wheat via tender

  • Japan, the world's sixth-largest wheat importer, keeps a tight grip on imports of the country's second-most important staple after rice and buys the majority of it for milling via tenders typically.
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TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought 76,143 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States and Australia in a regular tender.

Japan, the world's sixth-largest wheat importer, keeps a tight grip on imports of the country's second-most important staple after rice and buys the majority of it for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month.