TOKYO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 128,636 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
17,478*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
6,783*
Dark Northern Spring
33,770**
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
34,060**
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Australia
Standard White (West Australia) 36,545***
Shipments: *Arrival by Feb.28 2017
**Loading between Dec. 21 and Jan. 20 2017
***Loading between Mar. 1 and Mar. 31 2017
Source: Ministry of Agriculture