TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought to buy 121,488 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
13,055
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
11,743
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
35,930
** Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
25,380
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
35,380
** Shipments:
* Arriving on Feb. 28, 2019 ** Loading between Dec. 21, 2018 and Jan. 20, 2019 Source: Ministry of Agriculture