TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought to buy 127,893 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that will close late Thursday.
Japan, the world's sixth-largest 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
QUANTITY
Western White
15,080
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
19,130
* U.S.
Western White
18,855
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
15,205
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
25,040
** Australia
Standard White(West Australia)
34,583
Shipments:
* Loading between Oct. 21 and Nov. 20
** Arriving by Dec. 31
*** Loading between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30
Source: Ministry of Agriculture