TOKYO, July 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is seeking to buy a total of 106,366 tonnes 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 wheat importer, keeps a tight grip on imports of its second-most important staple after rice, buying the majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month. Details of the tender are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Western White 25,151 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 22,910 *Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 34,042 * Australia Standard White(West Australia) 24,263 **Shipments: *Loading between Sept 1 and Sept 30
**Loading between Nov 1 and Nov 30 Source: Ministry of Agriculture
