TOKYO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 127,427 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that will close late on Thursday.
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 three times a month. Details are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Western White 18,722 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 6,260 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 34,920 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 35,285 * Australia Standard White(west Australia) 32,240 ** Shipment *Loading between Oct 21 and Nov 20**Loading between Nov 1 and Nov 30
Source: Ministry of Agriculture (("[email protected]; +81 3 6441 1795;Reuters Messaging:)([email protected]"))
