TOKYO, April 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 126,405 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
13,910*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
19,190*
Dark Northern Spring
34,995*
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
24,190**
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Australia
Standard White (West Australia) 34,120***
Shipments:
* Loading between May 21 and June 20
** Loading between June 21 and July 20
*** Loading between June 1 and June 30
Source: Ministry of Agriculture