TOKYO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 124,572 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender that closed late on Friday.
A tender is normally announced on Tuesday and executed on Thursday. However, the schedule was changed this week due to a Japanese holiday 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.
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
40,590*
Dark Northern Spring
25,140*
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
25,226*
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Western Red Spring
33,616*
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Shipments: *Loading between Sep 21 and Oct 20
Source:
Ministry of Agriculture