TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought 106,937 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender.
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 it for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month.
Details are as follows (in tonnes): COUNTRY
TYPE
QUANTITY
U.S.
Western White
10,330
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
18,230
* U.S.
Dark Nothern Spring(protein minimum 14.0%)
26,825
** Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5%)
31,067
** Australia
Standard White(West Australia)
20,485
***
Shipments:
* Arriving by Dec. 31
** Loading between Oct. 21 and Nov. 20
*** Loading between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30
Source: Ministry of Agriculture