TOKYO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 129,663 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
10,900*
Hard Red Winter
13,690*
(semi hard)
Western White
24,200*
Canada
Western Red Spring
24,330*
(protein minimum 12.5 pct)
Western Red Spring
31,323*
(protein minimum 12.5 pct)
Australia
Standard White
25,220**
(West Australia)
Shipments:
* Loading between Dec 21 and Jan 20
** Arrival between Jan 1 and Jan 31
Source: Ministry of Agriculture