TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture
is seeking to buy a total of 138,855 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 13,200**
Hard Red Winter(semi hard) 11,450**
Western White 18,848**
Hard Red Winter(semi hard) 16,000**
Dark Norhtern Spring 23,330**
(protein minimum 14.0%)
Canada Western Red Spring 27,207*
(protein minimum 12.5 pct)
Australia Standard White 28,820***
(West Australia)
Shipments: * Arrival by Dec 31
** Loading between Oct 21 and Nov 20
*** Loading between Nov 1 and Nov 30
Source: Ministry of Agriculture