News: Japan offers to buy 121,488 tonnes of food wheat via tender

TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought to buy 121,488 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada 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									 13,055	  * 
 U.S.		  Dark Northern Spring(protein minimum 14.0 pct)	11,743	  * 
 U.S.		  Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard)						35,930	  ** 
 Canada		Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)	  25,380	  * 
 Canada		Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct)	  35,380	  ** 
 Shipment * Arriving on Feb. 28, 2019  ** Loading between Dec. 21, 2018 and Jan. 20, 2019 

Source: Ministry of Agriculture