TOKYO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 151,853 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed late on Friday.
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
10,922
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
21,780
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
24,728 ** Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
34,450
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
35,192
* Australia
Standard White(west Australia)
24,781 *
Shipments:
* Loading between Jan. 16, 2018 and Feb. 15, 2018
** Arrival by March 5, 2018
Source: Ministry of Agriculture