Japan Buys 163,435 Tons Feed Barley, 28,135 Tons Feed Wheat

Japan bought 163,435 metric tons of feed barley and 28,135 tons of feed wheat in a tender today, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said.

A breakdown of countries of origin wasn’t available, said Masafumi Otsuka at the ministry’s grain-trade division.

The ministry plans to hold its next tender on March 23 for a maximum of 30,000 tons of feed wheat and 200,000 tons of feed barley, Otsuka said by phone today.

(Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-16/japan-buys-163-435-tons-feed-barley-28-135-tons-feed-wheat-1-.html)