TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 117,605 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 the 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 14,160* Hard Red Winter (semi hard) 19,505* Dark Northern Spring 34,390* (protein minimum 14.0 pct) Canada Western Red Spring 25,190* (protein minimum 13.5 pct) Western Red Spring 24,360** (protein minimum 13.5 pct) Shipment * Loading between Feb. 21 and March 20**Loading between March 21 and April 20 Source: Ministry of Agriculture
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