TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 114,783 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed late 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
11,140
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
15,845
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 27,640
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
34,945
* Australia Standard White(West Australia)
25,213
*
Shipments:
* Loading between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31
Source: Ministry of Agriculture