TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 113,138 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
6,550
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
17,310
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 24,103
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
36,740
* Australia Standard White(West Australia)
28,435
*
Shipments: *Loading between March 21 and April 30, 2019
Source: Ministry of Agriculture