Japan seeks 86,290 metric tons of food wheat via tender

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is seeking to buy a total of 86,290 metric tons of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender that will close on Thursday.

Japan, the world’s sixth-biggest wheat importer, keeps a tight grip on imports of its second-most important staple after rice, buying a majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month.