TOKYO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought to buy 109,150 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia 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
11,370
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
13,425
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
24,675
** Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 32,050
** Australia
Standard White(west Australia)
27,630
*** Shipments:
* Arrival by Dec 31 ** Loading between Oct 21 and Nov 20, *** Loading between Nov 1 and Nov 30 Source: Ministry of Agriculture