TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 123,136 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed 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.
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
34,822*
(Dark) Northern Spring (14.0%)
28,130* Canada
Western Red Spring
35,864*
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Australia
Standard White (West Australia) 24,320**
Shipments:
* Loading between Sept. 21 and Oct. 20
**Loading between Dec. 1 and 31
Source: Ministry of Agriculture