A vessel is due to call at the northern French port of Dunkirk this week to load wheat would be the first cargo of French wheat for China in nearly five years, shipping data showed on Thursday. The Kypros Bravery, a panamax-sized bulk carrier, is scheduled to arrive at Dunkirk on Friday and expected to load 63,000 tonnes of milling wheat for China next week, the data showed.
The last known cargo of French wheat shipped to China was in January 2014, according to customs records. China is the world's largest wheat grower but also imports several million tonnes a year to cover its needs.