TOKYO, June 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 135,747 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that closed 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 24,561* Hard Red Winter (semi hard) 9,690* Dark Northern Spring 35,710* (protein minimum 14.0 pct) Canada Western Red Spring 31,106** (protein minimum 13.5 pct) Australia Standard White (West Australia) 34,680*** Shipment *Loading between July 21 and August 20**Loading between August 21 and September 20 ***Loading between August 1 and August 31 Source: Ministry of Agriculture
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