TOKYO, July 7 (reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 155,971 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
15,821*
Hard Red Winter
18,555*
(semi hard)
Dark Northern Spring
26,725*
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
33,900*
(protein minimum 12.5 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
35,010*
(protein minimum 12.5 pct)
Australia
Standard White
25,960**
(West Australia)
Shipments: *Loading between Aug 21 and Sep 20
**Loading between Sep 1 and Sep 30
Source: Ministry of Agriculture