Grain exports from the French port of Rouen totalled 254,695 tonnes for November 1-16, comprising 217,187 tonnes of wheat, 35,708 of barley and 1,800 tonnes of maize, port officials said on Friday.
That compared with total grain exports of 525,000 tonnes in the whole of November last year, comprising 480,000 tonnes of wheat, 43,000 tonnes of barley and 2,000 tonnes of maize.
Officials said two vessels were in port on Friday loading 45,000 tonnes of wheat for Algeria.
Another two were expected in the coming days to load 56,000 tonnes of wheat and 3,000 tonnes of barley for unspecified destinations.