Japan offers to buy 168,353 tonnes food wheat via tender

Commodities Aug 04, 2015 03:36

© Reuters. Japan offers to buy 168,353 tonnes food wheat via tender Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking

to buy a total of 168,353 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 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 13,500*

Hard Red Winter 22,399*

(semi hard)

Dark Northern Spring 23,680*

(protein minimum 14.0 pct)

Dark Northern Spring 22,580*

(protein minimum 14.0 pct)

Canada Western Red Spring 24,804*

(protein minimum 12.5 pct

Western Red Spring 27,750*

(protein minimum 12.5 pct)

Australia Standard White 33,640**

(West Australia)

Shipments: *Loading between Sep 21 and Oct 20

**Loading between Oct 1 and Oct 31 Source: Ministry of Agriculture

Japan offers to buy 168,353 tonnes food wheat via tender

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