TOKYO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is seeking to buy 97,373 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada 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. Dard Nothern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 31,120 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 32,460 ** Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 33,793 ** * Arriving by Dec 31, 2022 ** Loading between Oct 21 and Nov 20, 2022
Source: Ministry of Agriculture
