Britain's wheat exports rose in September to the highest monthly total so far in the 2014/15 season, although they remained slightly below imports, customs data showed on Wednesday. Exports rose to 150,334 tonnes, with key destinations including Spain (59,375 tonnes) and Algeria (26,250 tonnes). Imports totalled 187,971 tonnes, the lowest monthly total so far this season which began on July 1.
Britain is expected to resume its traditional role as a net exporter of wheat this season after its crop climbed to 16.62 million tonnes this summer, a 6-year high. Poor harvests in 2012 and 2013 led to two seasons when Britain was a net importer. It has, however, struggled to regain export markets partly due to plentiful global supplies of feed grain. Cumulative exports for the season-to-date totalled 292,135 tonnes, compared with more 500,000 tonnes in the same period three years earlier, the last time Britain was a net exporter of wheat.
Imports during September included 67,762 tonnes from France and 35,012 tonnes from Canada. Barley exports fell during September to 55,839 tonnes, the lowest monthly total so far this season, including 26,450 tonnes to Algeria. Traders have said Britain has struggled to sell barley to its traditional customers within the European Union.
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