TOKYO, April 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought to buy 113,124 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
8,310
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct) 22,465
* U.S.
Western White
24,934
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
23,635
* Australia Standard White (West Australia)
33,780
*
Shipments:
* Loading between June 1 and June 30, 2019
Source: Ministry of Agriculture