TOKYO, July 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 115,208 metric tons of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada, in a regular tender that closed on Thursday.
Japan, the world's sixth-biggest importer of wheat, keeps a tight grip on imports of its 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 metric tons):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Hard Red Winter (Semi hard) 12,290 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring (protein minimum 14.0 pct) 13,638 *U.S. Western White 29,390 * Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 27,970 *Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 31,920 * Shipments: *Loading between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30
Source: MAFF
