OREANDA-NEWS. February 19, 2015. Japan's Ministry of Agriculture said it would import 20,000 tonnes of feed-quality wheat and 46,000 tonnes of barley for livestock use after a simultaneous buy and sell (SBS) auction that closed late on Wednesday.

The ministry had sought 120,000 tonnes of feed wheat and 200,000 tonnes of feed barley to be loaded by May 31 and arrive in Japan by July 31.

It is seeking the same amount of each grain to be loaded and shipped during the same period in a tender that will be held on Feb. 25. It usually conducts tenders each week.

Japan buys a small portion of feed wheat and barley via so-called SBS auctions, in which end-users and importers specify the origin, price and quantity of grain, allowing millers to meet their varied needs for the feed grain.