TOKYO: Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 123,736 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 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 12,762* Hard Red Winter (semi hard) 21,695* Dark Northern Spring 30,201** (protein minimum 14.0 pct) Canada Western Red Spring 34,928* (protein minimum 13.5 pct) Australia Standard White(West Australia) 24,150*** Shipments: * Loading between Nov.21 and Dec. 20 ** Arriving by Jan. 31, 2018 *** Loading between Dec. 1 and Dec. 31.