TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 127,338 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender that closed 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 thrice a month. Details are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY
TYPE
QUANTITY
U.S.
Western White
19,950
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(semi hard)
12,440
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(semi hard)
35,385
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring (protein minimum 14.0 pct)
24,167 *
Canada
Western Red Spring（protein minimum 13.5 pct)
35,396
* Shipments: *Loading between April 21 and May 20, 2018
Source: Ministry of Agriculture