TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture
bought a total of 126,805 tonnes of food quality wheat from the
United States and Canada in a regular tender that closed late on
Wednesday.
A tender is normally announced on Tuesday and executed on
Thursday. However, the schedule was changed this week for
administrative reasons. Japan will likely skip a tender next
week, an official with the ministry said.
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 11,270*
Hard Red Winter(semi hard) 23,745*
Dark Northern Spring 27,440*
(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
Canada Western Red Spring 30,000*
(protein minimum 12.5 pct)
Western Red Spring 34,350*
(protein minimum 12.5 pct)
Shipments: *Loading between Oct. 21 and Nov. 20
Source: Ministry of Agriculture