December 3, 2004

Japan Agriculture Ministry Buys 110,000 MT Wheat in Tender Thu

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries bought 110,000 metric tons of milling wheat in a tender concluded late Thursday, according to an official on Friday.

The ministry bought 45,000 tons of US wheat, 40,000 tons of Canadian wheat and 25,000 tons of Australian wheat. All shipments are set for January, the official said, without disclosing prices.

Below are the details of the ministry's buy tender:

Quantity      Variety                                      Origin

(tons)        (% of protein content)

 4,000        Western White                              US

16,000        Hard Red Winter Semi-hard

 6,000        Hard Red Winter 13%

19,000        Dark Northern Spring

40,000        Western Red Spring 12.5%          Canada

25,000        Standard White                          Australia