TOKYO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 106,045 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that will close late on Thursday.
Japan, the world's sixth-biggest wheat importer, keeps a tight grip on 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
13,300*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
20,875* Canada
Western Red Spring
35,740**
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Australia
Standard WhiteWest Australia)
36,130***
Shipments:
* Loading between Nov.21 and Dec. 20
** Arriving by Jan. 31, 2018
*** Loading between Dec. 1 and Dec. 31
Source: Ministry of Agriculture