TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 118,490 metric tons of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed on Thursday.
Japan, the world's sixth-biggest wheat importer, keeps a tight grip on imports of its second-most important staple after rice, buying a majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month. Details of the tender are as follows (in metric ton):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Western White 20,465 * Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 34,900 * Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 34,422 ** Australia Standard White(West Australia) 28,703 *** Shipments: *Loading between Oct 21 and Nov 20**Arriving by Dec 31 ***Loading between Dec 1 and Dec 31 Source: Ministry of Agriculture
