TOKYO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought 118,428 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 its second-most important staple after rice and buys the majority of it for milling via tenders typically issued thrice a month.
Details are as follows (in tonnes): COUNTRY
TYPE
QUANTITY
U.S.
Western White
13,160
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
16,210
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
13,340
* U.S.
Dark Nothern Spring(protein minimum 14.0%)
19,275
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5%)
25,790
** Australia
Standard White(West Australia)
30,653
***
Shipments:
* Loading between Nov. 21 and Dec. 20
** Arriving by Jan.31, 2021
*** Loarding betwenn Dec. 1 and Dec. 31
Source: Ministry of Agriculture