TOKYO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 110,687 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender that will close late on Friday.
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
14,530*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
18,380*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
27,700* Canada
Western Red Spring
24,397**
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Western Red Spring
25,680**
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Shipments:
* Loading between Feb.21 and Mar.20
**Loading between Mar.21 and Apr.20
Source: Ministry of Agriculture