TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy 116,365 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
12,615
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter (Semi hard)
22,725
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
24,880
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
28,080
* Australia Standard White (West Australia)
28,065
**
Shipments: *Loading between April 21 and May 20, 2019
**Loading between May 1 and May 31, 2019
Source: Ministry of Agriculture