TOKYO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 113,248 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States and Canada 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
9,080*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
15,730*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
28,210*
Dark Northern Spring
35,268*
(protein minimum 14.0%)
Canada
Western Red Spring
24,960**
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Shipments:
* Loading between March 21 and April 20
**Loading between April 21 and May 20
Source: Ministry of Agriculture