Grain exports from the French port of Rouen totalled 182,782 tonnes for July 1-19, comprising 155,048 tonnes of wheat and 27,734 tonnes of barley, port officials said on Tuesday. That compared with total grain exports of 283,000 tonnes in the whole of July last year, comprising 107,000 tonnes of wheat and 176,000 tonnes of barley.
Officials said one vessel was in port on Tuesday, loading 8,500 tonnes of wheat for West Africa. Another vessel was expected in the coming days to load 25,000 tonnes of wheat for an unspecified destination.