TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 86,027 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender.
Japan, the world's sixth-largest wheat importer, keeps a tight grip on imports of its second-most important staple after rice and buys the majority of it for milling via tenders typically issued thrice a month.
Details are as follows (in tonnes): COUNTRY
TYPE
QUANTITY
U.S.
Western White
13,359
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
15,960
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
13,400
* U.S.
Dark Nothern Spring(protein minimum 14.0%)
15,666
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5%)
27,642
*
Shipments:
* Loading between Oct. 21 and Nov. 20
Source: Ministry of Agriculture