TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 113,067 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 its second-most important staple after rice and buys the majority of its grain for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month. Details are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Western White 19,865 ** U.S. Hard Red Winter(semi hard) 10,150 ** U.S. Western White 14,891 ** U.S. Dark Nothern Spring(protein minimum 14 pct) 10,575 ** Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 31,170 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 26,416 ** Shipments: * Arriving by Dec 31, 2021** Loading between Oct 21 and Nov 20, 2021 Source: Ministry of Agriculture
