TOKYO, June 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought 159,665 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender.
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 thrice a month. Details are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Western White 15,500 ** U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 14,000 ** U.S. Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 29,160 ** U.S. Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 26,940 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 37,000 ** Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 37,065 * Shipments: * Loading between Aug 1 and Aug 31, 2021** Loading between Aug 11 and Sep 10, 2021 Source: Ministry of Agriculture
