Japan Seeks to Buy Least Milling Wheat in 4 Weeks in Tender

By Aya Takada - Sep 11, 2012
Bloomberg
Japan is seeking to buy 112,441 metric tons of milling wheat from the U.S., Canada and Australia in a regular tender on Sept. 13, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a statement today.

The volume sought is the smallest since Aug. 16, when the government bought 70,865 tons, according to Toshiki Tojo at the ministry’s grain-trade division. The ministry, which controls overseas purchases and domestic sales to stabilize supply, has bought 2.13 million tons through regular tenders this fiscal year, compared with 4.65 million tons in the year ended March 31.

Details of this week’s tender are listed below:
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Exporter        Grade                  Tons     Shipments
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U.S.            Western White           7,700   by Dec. 31
                Hard Red Winter        17,670   by Dec. 31
                Dark Northern Spring   25,448   by Dec. 31
Canada          Western Red Spring     35,968   Oct. 21-Nov. 20
Australia       Standard White         25,655   Nov. 1-Nov. 30
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