TOKYO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought to buy 104,673 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender that will close 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
13,950
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
20,490
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0pct) 35,078
** Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
35,155
* Shipments:
* Loading between Nov 21 and Dec 20, ** Arriving on Jan 31, 2019 Source: Ministry of Agriculture