date:Jan 09, 2014
Japan's Ministry of Agriculturewill not buy food quality wheat via a regular tender this week,but plans to conduct tenders over the following three weeks inJanuary, an official at the bureau said on Wednesday.
The ministry usually seeks food wheat from the UnitedStates, Canada and Australia via tenders it announces on thefirst three Tuesdays of every month and closes on the firstthree Thursdays.
The official said the tender was being skipped because muchof Japan has just returned to work this