TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is looking to buy a total of 136,321 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 wheat importer, keeps a tight grip on imports of its second-most important staple after rice, buying a majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month. Details of the tender are as follows (in metric ton):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Western White 14,742 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring (protein minimum 14.0 pct) 14,750 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring (protein minimum 14.0 pct) 24,544 * Canada Western Red Spring (protein minimum 13.5 pct) 25,750 * Australia Standard White (West Australia) 27,295 ** Australia Standard White (West Australia) 29,240 ** Shipments: * Loading between March 21 and April 20, 2024** Loading between April 1 and April 30, 2024 Source: Ministry of Agriculture
