TOKYO, July 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought to buy 123,968 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that will close late Wednesday.
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
12,910
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
19,075
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
34,068
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
33,510
* Australia
Standard White(west Australia)
24,405
*
Shipments:
* Loading between Sep 1 and Sep 30
Source: Ministry of Agriculture