TOKYO, June 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 91,188 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Australia in a regular tender that closed late on Thursday.
The ministry said on last Friday it suspended its tender and sale of wheat from Canada after grain containing a genetically modified trait was discovered last summer in Canada's Alberta province.
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 19,070 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(semi hard) 23,380 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0%) 23,493 * Australia Standard White(West Australia) 25,245 * Shipment *Loading between Aug. 1 and 31, 2018Source: Ministry of Agriculture
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