Japan buys 286,091 tonnes food wheat via tender

    TOKYO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture 
bought 286,091 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United 
States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed on 
Friday. 
    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                25,620* 
                      Hard Red Winter              31,100* 
                      (Semi-hard) 
                      Dark Northern Spring         32,695* 
                      (Protein minimum 14.0 pct) 
                      Dark Northern Spring         35,940* 
                      (Protein minimum 14.0 pct) 
                      Dark Northern Spring         27,044** 
                      (Protein minimum 14.0 pct) 
                      Dark Northern Spring         33,664** 
                      (Protein minimum 14.0 pct) 
    Australia         Standard White               32,890*** 
                      (West Australia)  
    Canada            Western Red Spring           24,868**** 
                      (protein minimum 12.5 pct) 
                      Western Red Spring           20,840**** 
                      (protein minimum 12.5 pct) 
                      Western Red Spring           21,430**** 
                      (protein minimum 12.5 pct) 
Shipments:*Loading between March 21 and April 20;  
          **Loading between April 21 and May 20;  
          ***Loading between April 1 and April 30;  
          ****Arrival by July 31 
Source: Ministry of Agriculture 
 
 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Anand Basu) 
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Keywords: JAPAN WHEAT/TENDER