Japan Cancels Wheat Tender Again

Japan has cancelled its normal weekly wheat tender again this week due to the ongoing tainted rice saga.

Japan routinely tenders on a Tuesday for wheat, but this is now the fourth Tuesday in a row that the tender has been postponed.

Recent problems with cargoes of inferior quality wheat from China and Vietnam, and supposedly destined for glue manufacture, have caused widespread public health scares after being used in the manufacture of various food products.

Officials refused to comment on when tenders will resume or say what quality assurance measures were being considered in relation to the rice quality issue.