TOKYO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is
seeking to buy a total of 131,031 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 that are issued thrice a month.
Details are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY
U.S. Western White 12,350*
Hard Red Winter 22,730*
(semi hard)
Canada Western Red Spring 31,336*
(protein minimum 12.5 pct)
Western Red Spring 31,925*
(protein minimum 12.5 pct)
Australia Standard White 32,690**
(West Australia)
Shipments: * Loading between Feb 21 and Mar 20
** Loading between Mar 1 and Mar 31
Source: Ministry of Agriculture