TOKYO, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 143,643 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia 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 three times a month. Details are as follows (in tonnes): COUNTRY
TYPE
QUANTITY
U.S.
Western White
24,160
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 11,115
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
27,700
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
34,740
** Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
24,638
** Australia Standard White(west Australia)
21,290
**
Shipments: *Arrival by March 5, 2019
**Loading between Jan. 16, 2019 and Feb. 15, 2019
Source: Ministry of Agriculture