TOKYO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 119,415 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed late on Thursday.
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
23,084**
Hard Red Winter
11,950**
(semi hard)
Dark Northern Spring
32,021*
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
32,470**
(protein minimum 12.5 pct)
Australia
Standard White
19,890***
(West Australia)
Shipments:
* Arrival by 29 Feb
**Loading between 21 Dec and 20 Jan
***Loading between 1 Jan and 31 Jan
Source: Ministry of Agriculture