TOKYO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 109,906 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada 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
8,900*
Hard Red Winter (semi hard)
22,065*
Dark Northern Spring
25,280**
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada
Western Red Spring
25,330**
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Western Red Spring
28,331**
(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
Shipments:
* Arriving by Jan. 31
** Loading between Nov. 21 and Dec. 20
Source: Ministry of Agriculture