TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 132,925 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 majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued thrice a month.
Details are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY
TYPE
Quantity U.S.
Western White
11,840*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
13,300*
Dark Northern Spring
24,940*
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
24,605*
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Western Red Spring
25,060*
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Australia Standard White(West Australia)
33,180**
Shipments:
* Loading between Sept. 21 and Oct. 20
** Loading between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31
Source: Ministry of Agriculture