TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 108,296 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender on Thursday.
Japan, the world's sixth-largest 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
QUANTITY
Western White
19,617
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
5,440
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
24,910
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0%)
32,725
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
25,604
Shipments:
* Loading between Feb. 21 and Mar. 20
Source: Ministry of Agriculture