date:Jul 18, 2013
or testing there, ahead of the arrival of vessels from the United States, according to industry officials there.
Reuters reported on July 8 that Japan hopes to restart the white wheat purchases as soon as August.
Japan continues to purchase other varieties of U.S. wheat at its regular tenders.
But its buyers are said to be eager to get the white wheat supply pipeline filled again before the peak import season in October and November, and to have enough flour on hand to bake the white cakes ma