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Japan seeks 131,305 tonnes food wheat via tender

  • 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.
Published December 8, 2020 Updated December 8, 2020 07:08pm
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TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought 131,305 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender.

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.