Japan buys 28,655 tonnes food wheat, tenders to buy 286,091 tonnes

    TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture 
bought a total of 28,655 tonnes of food quality wheat from 
Canada in a typical tender that closed late on Wednesday. 
    Japan, the world's sixth-biggest wheat importer, said last 
Friday it is seeking to buy 28,655 tonnes of late June-arrival 
Canadian Western Red Spring wheat, after failing to pick up that 
amount of the grade in a regular tender earlier that week. 
    
    The ministry also offered on Wednesday to buy a total of 
286,091 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States, 
Australia, and Canada in a regular tender which will be closed 
on Friday. 
    Japan keeps a tight grip on imports of its second most 
important staple after rice and buys the majority of the grain 
for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month. 
 
    -Details of tender that closed on Wednesday are as follows 
(in tonnes): 
    COUNTRY           TYPE                         QUANTITY 
    Canada            Western Red Spring            28,655* 
                      (protein minimum 12.5 pct) 
    Shipments: *Arrival by June 30 
 
    -Details of new tender are as follows (in tonnes): 
    COUNTRY           TYPE                         QUANTITY 
    U.S.              Western White                25,620* 
                      Hard Red Winter              31,100* 
                      (Semi-hard) 
                      Dark Northern Spring         32,695* 
                      (Protein minimum 14.0 pct) 
                      Dark Northern Spring         35,940* 
                      (Protein minimum 14.0 pct) 
                      Dark Northern Spring         27,044** 
                      (Protein minimum 14.0 pct) 
                      Dark Northern Spring         33,664** 
                      (Protein minimum 14.0 pct) 
    Australia         Standard White               32,890*** 
                      (West Australia)  
    Canada            Western Red Spring           24,868**** 
                      (protein minimum 12.5 pct) 
                      Western Red Spring           20,840**** 
                      (protein minimum 12.5 pct) 
                      Western Red Spring           21,430**** 
                      (protein minimum 12.5 pct) 
    Shipments:*Loading between March 21 and April 20; 
              **Loading between April 21 and May 20; 
              ***Loading between April 1 and April 30; 
              ****Arrival by July 31 
    Source: Ministry of Agriculture  
 
 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu) 
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Keywords: JAPAN WHEAT/TENDER