TOKYO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 114,941 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
14,500*
Hard Red Winter
11,710*
(semi hard)
Hard Red Winder
24,200**
(semi hard)
Dark Northern Spring
30,380**
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
34,151*
(protein minimum 12.5 pct)
Shipments:
* Arrival by 29 Feb
**Loading between 21 Dec and 20 Jan
Source: Ministry of Agriculture