TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 111,522 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 thrice a month.
Details are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY
TYPE
Quantity U.S.
Western White
12,210*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
18,850*
Dark Northern Spring
34,000*
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
24,347***
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Australia
Standard White (West Australia)
22,115**
Shipments:
* Loading between March 21 and April 20
** Loading between April 1 and April 30
*** Loading between April 21 and May 20
Source: Ministry of Agriculture