Japan to buy 111,779 tonnes food wheat via tender

    TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture 
is seeking to buy a total of 111,779 tonnes of food quality 
wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender that 
closes 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                22,471** 
                      Dark Northern Spring          27,508*** 
                      (protein minimum 14.0 pct) 
    Canada            Western Red Spring            21,300* 
                      (protein minimum 12.5 pct) 
                      Western Red Spring             20,660* 
                      (protein minimum 12.5 pct) 
                      Western Red Spring             19,840* 
                      (protein minimum 12.5 pct)                 
        
     
    Shipments: *Arrival by Aug 31;  
               **Loading between Apr 21 and May 21 
               ***May 21 and June 20. 
      
    Source: Ministry of Agriculture 
 
 (Reporting By Michio Kohno; Editing by Sunil Nair) 
 ((michio.kohno@thomsonreuters.com)(+81364411874)(Reuters 
Messaging: michio.kohno.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) 
 
Keywords: JAPAN WHEAT/TENDER