TOKYO, July 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 79,770 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Australia in a regular tender that closed late on Thursday.
The ministry said on Friday it has suspended its tender and sale of wheat from Canada after grain containing a genetically modified trait was discovered last summer in Canada's Alberta province. 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
15,480
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0%)
12,225
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(semi hard)
24,015
* Australia
Standard White(West Australia)
28,050
* Shipments:
* Loading between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30, 2018
Source: Ministry of Agriculture