TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 77,042 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States 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 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
21,062
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter (Semi Hard)
12,585
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 24,510
* Australia Standard White(West Australia)
18,885
*
Shipments:
* Loading between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31, 2019
Source: Ministry of Agriculture