TOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is seeking to buy 122,103 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in regular tenders that will close on Thursday.
The world's sixth-biggest wheat importer, Japan keeps a tight grip on imports of its second most important staple behind rice and buys the majority of it for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month.
Details are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Western White 21,550 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 15,970 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 17,160 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 32,410 * Australia Standard White(West Australia) 35,013 ** *Loading between Oct 1 and Oct 31, 2022** Loading between Jan 16, 2023 and Feb 15, 2023
Source: Ministry of Agriculture
(Reporting by Fumika Inoue Editing by David Goodman
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