TOKYO, June 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought to buy 37,293 tonnes of food-quality wheat from Canada 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 typically issued thrice a month.
Details are as follows (in tonnes): COUNTRY
TYPE
QUANTITY
Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5pct)
37,293
*
Shipments:
* Loading between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31, 2019
Source: Ministry of Agriculture