TOKYO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 119,512 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia on Thursday 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 behind 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 8,110 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 19,760 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 21,370 ** U.S. Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 9,079 ** Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 32,475 ** Australia Standard White(west Australia) 28,718 *** Shipments: *Arrivaing by Jan 31, 2022**Loading between Nov 21 and Dec 20,2021 ***Loading between Jan 1, 2022 and Jan 31, 2022 Source: Ministry of Agriculture(Editing by David Goodman
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