TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is seeking to buy a total of 107,330 metric tons of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia, in a regular tender that will close on Thursday.
Japan, the world's sixth-biggest importer of wheat, keeps a tight grip on imports of its second-most important staple after rice and buys the majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month. Details are as follows (in metric tons):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Hard Red Winter (Semi hard) 27,680 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring (protein minimum 14.0 pct) 22,760 *Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 27,540 *
Australia Standard White (West Australia) 29,350 ** Shipments: *Loading between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30**Loading between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31 Source: MAFF
