TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy 116,365 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia 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 U.S. Western White 12,615 * U.S. Hard Red Winter (Semi hard) 22,725 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 24,880 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 28,080 * Australia Standard White (West Australia) 28,065 ** Shipment *Loading between April 21 and May 20, 2019**Loading between May 1 and May 31, 2019 Source: Ministry of Agriculture
