TOKYO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 93,972 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 three times a month. Details of the tender are as follows (in metric ton):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 8,410 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring (protein minimum 14.0 pct) 17,588 * Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 34,194 * Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 33,780 * Shipments: *Loading between Oct 1 and Oct 31
Source: Ministry of Agriculture
