TOKYO, July 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 93,765 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Australia in a regular tender that closed 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
10,080*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
17,775*
Dark Northern Spring
35,045*
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Australia
Standard White(West Australia)
30,865**
Shipments:
* Loading between Aug. 21 and Sept. 20
** Loading between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30
Source: Ministry of Agriculture