TOKYO, April 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 120,507 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
10,585* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
20,115* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring
34,836*
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
29,511**
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Australia Standard White(west Australia)
25,460*** Shipments: *Loading between May 21 and Jun 20
**Loading between Jun 21 and Jul 20
***Loading between Jun 1 and Jun 30 Source: Ministry of Agriculture