TOKYO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 101,854 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender.
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 thrice a month. Details are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Western White 14,763 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 11,855 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 12,393 ** U.S. Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 15,648 ** Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 23,700 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 23,495 * Shipments: *Loading between Dec 21 and Jan 20, 2021 **Arrival by Feb 28, 2021Source: Ministry of Agriculture
