TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 104,870 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender.
The world's sixth-largest wheat importer, Japan keeps a tight grip on imports of its second-most important staple after rice and buys the majority of it for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month.
Details are as follows (in tonnes): COUNTRY
TYPE
QUANTITY
U.S.
Western White
16,405
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
13,330
* U.S.
Dark Nothern Spring(protein minimum 14.0%)
27,030
** Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5%)
25,420
** Australia
Standard White(West Australia)
22,685
***
Shipments:
* Loading between Oct. 21 and Nov. 20
** Arriving by Dec. 31
*** Loading between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30
Source: Ministry of Agriculture