TOKYO, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 162,777 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States and Canada 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
10,850*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
14,140*
Western White
35,075*
Dark Northern Spring(14.0%)
46,711* Canada
Western Red Spring(13.5%)
25,329*
Western Red Spring(13.5%)
30,672*
Shipments:
* Loading between Feb. 21 and Mar. 20
Source: Ministry of Agriculture