TOKYO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 106,100 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 the majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month. Details are as follows (in tonnes): COUNTRY
TYPE
QUANTITY
U.S.
Western White
26,330
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 10,520
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
34,190
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
35,060
*
Shipments: *Loading between Jan. 16, 2019 and Feb. 15, 2019
Source: Ministry of Agriculture