TOKYO, June 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy 144,522 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 thrice a month. Details are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY
TYPE
QUANTITY
U.S.
Western White
16,750
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(semi hard)
27,210
* U.S.
Western White
23,387
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring（protein minimum 14.0 pct)
23,243
* Canada
Western Red Spring（protein minimum 13.5%)
28,712
* Australia
Standard White(West Australia)
25,220
* Shipments: *Loading between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31, 2018
Source: Ministry of Agriculture