TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 108,442 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that will close 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
20,300*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
13,875*
Dark Northern Spring
29,945*
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
23,482**
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Australia
Standard White (West Australia) 20,840***
Shipments:
* Loading between Mar.21 and Apr.20
**Loading between Apr.21 and May.20
***Loading between Apr.1 and Apr.30
Source: Ministry of Agriculture