Grain exports from the French port of Rouen totalled 285,678 tonnes for February 1-22, including 226,882 tonnes of wheat and 58,796 tonnes of barley, port officials said on Tuesday.
That compared with total grain exports of 381,000 tonnes in the whole of February last year, comprising 329,000 tonnes of wheat and 52,000 tonnes of barley.
Officials said five vessels were in port on Tuesday, loading 106,000 tonnes of wheat for Algeria, Egypt and West Africa and 8,200 tonnes of barley for Tunisia.
Another five vessels were expected by March 8 to load 92,000 tonnes of wheat and 12,000 tonnes of barley for unspecified destinations.