Grain exports from the French port of Rouen totalled 398,454 tonnes from April 1-28, comprising 326,782 tonnes of wheat and 71,672 tonnes of barley, port officials said on Tuesday.
That compared with grain exports of 642,000 tonnes in the whole of April last year, comprising 606,000 tonnes of wheat and 36,000 tonnes of barley.
Officials said seven vessels were in port on Tuesday, loading 96,000 tonnes of wheat for Greece, Italy, Morocco, Spain and West Africa, and 5,000 tonnes of barley for Italy.
A further four vessels were expected by Wednesday to load an additional 11,000 tonnes of wheat and 5,000 tonnes of barley for unspecified destinations.