Japan's MAFF tenders for 116k mt US, Canadian and Australian wheat

Japan's agriculture ministry has issued an international tender to buy 115,921 mt of US, Canadian, and Australian wheat for loading in March-May, an official note published by the ministry showed Tuesday.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is tendering for 30,435 mt of US hard red winter wheat.

MAFF was also seeking two cargoes of Canadian western red spring wheat with 13.5% protein in the volume of 51,586 mt.

The wheat is for shipment from US and Canadian ports between March 21 and April 20.

In addition to the US and Canadian cargoes, Japan's MAFF is inviting offers for 33,900 mt of Australian standard white wheat to be loaded between May 1 and May 31.

The tender is set to take place Thursday, February 22, between 1345 and 1430 local time. 

In its previous tender, which closed on February 15, Japan's agriculture ministry booked 115,035 mt of US, Canadian, and Australian wheat for loading in March-April.

Details of previous Japan buying can be found on the Agricensus Tender Dashboard.