June 1, 2007

Japan buys 25,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries bought 25,000 percent tonnes of wheat in a tender concluded Thursday (May 31), said an agriculture ministry official.

The wheat is scheduled to arrive sometime in July.

The details of the wheat purchase tender are as follows:

Quantity                  Grade                      Origin

(in tonnes)

19,000                  Western White             US

6,000                 Dark Northern Spring      US