TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 117,389 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender on Wednesday.
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
13,095
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
21,730
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0%)
24,590
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
33,949
* Australia
Standard White(West Australia)
24,025
Shipments:
* Loading between Apr 21 and May 20
** Loading between May 1 and May 31
Source: Ministry of Agriculture