Japan offers to buy 111,294 tonnes of food wheat via tender
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TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture plans to purchase 111,294 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the U.S., Canada, and Australia in a tender closing on Thursday. The breakdown includes 20,426 tonnes of Western White, 9,680 tonnes of Dark Northern Spring, and 26,180 tonnes of Hard Red Winter from the U.S.; 32,653 tonnes of Western Red Spring from Canada; and 22,355 tonnes of Standard White from Australia.
TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture seeks to buy 111,294 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 thrice a month.
Details are as follows (in tonnes):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY
U.S. Western White 20,426 *
U.S. Dark Northern Spring (protein minimum 14.0 pct) 9,680 *
U.S. Hard Red Winter (Semi Hard) 26,180 *
Canada Western Red Spring（protein minimum 13.5 pct) 32,653 *
Australia Standard White (West Australia) 22,355 **
Shipments: *Loading between March 21 and April 20, 2018
** Loading between April 1 and April 30, 2018
Source Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/commodities/japan-offers-to-buy-111-294-tonnes-of-food-wheat-via-tender-idUSL4N1PP2QB/
