Grain exports from the French port of Rouen totalled 462,006 tonnes in September, comprising 381,833 tonnes of wheat and 80,173 tonnes of barley, port officials said on Tuesday.
That compared with total grain exports of 539,000 tonnes in the same month last year, comprising 509,000 tonnes of wheat and 30,000 tonnes of barley.
Officials said three vessels were in port on Tuesday, loading 38,000 tonnes of wheat and 16,000 tonnes of barley for West Africa.
Another vessel was expected shortly to load 40,000 tonnes of wheat for an unspecified destination.