TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought 135,603 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender.
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.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
15,770
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
14,190
* U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
27,405
* Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
25,820
* Australia
Standard White(West Australia)
25,238
** Australia
Standard White(West Australia)
27,180
** Shipments:
* Loading between April 21 and May 20, 2021
** Loading between June 1 and June 30, 2021
Source: Ministry of Agriculture