TOKYO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought 91,612 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 three times a month. Details are as follows (in tonnes): COUNTRY
TYPE
QUANTITY
U.S.
Western White
12,905
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
13,510
* U.S.
Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)
14,730
** U.S.
Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)
12,972
** Canada
Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)
23,560
** Australia
Standard White(west Australia)
13,935
*** Shipments: *Arrival by Feb 28, 2021, **Loading between Dec 21 and Jan 20, 2021
***Loading between Jan 1, 2021 and Jan 31, 2021 Source: Ministry of Agriculture