TOKYO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 147,696 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 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.
Western White
16,286
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
17,850
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
30,600
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
30,630
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
25,000
* Australia
Standard White(west Australia)
27,330 *
147,696
Shipments: *Loading between Jan 16, 2018 and Feb 15, 2018
Source: Ministry of Agriculture