TOKYO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 91,462 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 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 thrice a month. Details of the tender are as follows (in metric tons):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Western White 24,792 * Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 34,850 * Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 31,820 * Shipments: * Loading between Oct 1 and Oct 31
Source: Ministry of Agriculture
