TOKYO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 127,427 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 the majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month. Details are as follows (in tonnes): COUNTRY
TYPE
QUANTITY
U.S.
Western White
18,722
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
6,260
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
34,920
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
35,285
* Australia
Standard White(west Australia)
32,240
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Source: Ministry of Agriculture