TOKYO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought 117,831 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender on Tuesday.
Japan, the world's sixth-largest 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.
The tender will close late on Thursday. Details are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Western White 16,400 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 18,815 * U.S. Dark Nothern Spring(protein minimum 14.0%) 24,646 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 35,320 * Australia Standard White(West Australia) 22,650 ** Shipments: * Loading between Feb. 21 and Mar. 20** Loading between Mar. 1 and Mar. 31 Source: Ministry of Agriculture
