August 30, 2006

Japan seeks 113,000 tonnes wheat in tender

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is seeking 113,000 tonnes of wheat in a tender to be concluded Thursday (Aug 29), an agriculture ministry official said Tuesday.

The ministry is also seeking 4,000 tonnes of Canada-origin barley and 9,000 tonnes of Australia-origin barley as part of the same tender.

The entire shipment of wheat and barley is expected to arrive between Oct 1-31.

The details of the wheat purchase tender are as follows:

Quantity                  Grade                        Origin

(in tonnes)

25,000                 Hard Red Winter                US

41,000                 Dark Northern Spring         US

16,000                 Western Red Spring         Canada

20,000                 Soft White                      Australia

11,000                 Prime Hard                    Australia