April 6, 2007
Japan's agriculture ministry buys 170,000 tonnes wheat in tender
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has bought 170,000 tonnes of wheat in a tender concluded Thursday (Apr 5), an agriculture ministry official said.
While 75,000 tonnes of wheat is expected to arrive in Japan sometime in May, the rest of the wheat is scheduled to arrive sometime in June.
The details of the wheat shipments that are likely to arrive in May are as follow:
Quantity Grade Origin
(in tonnes)
20,000 Western White US
14,000 Semi Hard US
41,000 Dark Northern Spring US
The details of the wheat shipments that are likely to arrive in June are as follow:
Quantity Grade Origin
(in tonnes)
12,000 Semi Hard US
43,000 Dark Northern Spring US
20,000 Western Red Spring Canada
20,000 Standard White Australia
