TOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 116,782 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
12,965*
Hard Red Winter
11,770*
(semi hard)
Dark Northern Spring
39,337*
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
30,960**
(protein minimum 12.5 pct)
Australia
Standard White
21,750***
(West Australia)
Shipments:
* Arrival by Jan. 31
** Loading between Nov. 21 and Dec. 20
*** Loading between Dec. 1 and Dec. 31
Source: Ministry of Agriculture