TOKYO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 133,791 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender that closed late 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 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
20,780*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
12,580*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
32,810*
Dark Northern Spring
32,404*
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
35,217*
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Shipments:
* Loading between Aug. 21 and Sept. 20
Source: Ministry of Agriculture