TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MAFF) is seeking to buy a total of 154,942 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 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 6,800 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 28,600 * U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 20,100 * U.S. Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 10,370 *Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 34,482 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 29,080 * Australia Standard White(west Australia) 25,510 **Shipments: *Loading between Jan 16, 2023 and Feb 15, 2023
**Loading between Apr 1, 2023 and Apr 30, 2023 Source: Ministry of Agriculture
