By Tony C. Dreibus
Grain cargoes exported from the French port of Rouen, Europe’s biggest cereal-shipping hub, gained 12 percent in the seven days through yesterday, the Seine River port said.
Cereal shipments totaled 179,995 metric tons, up from 160,578 tons the prior week, the port said in an e-mailed report. Exporters shipped 153,525 tons of soft wheat, including 128,550 tons to Algeria, according to the report. Algeria’s purchases climbed 42 percent last week, port data show. Durum wheat shipments totaled 15,470 tons.
Rouen accounted for 45 percent of France’s wheat exports in 2009-10, ahead of La Pallice on the Bay of Biscay, which shipped out 19 percent, according to data from national crops office FranceAgriMer.
Rouen grain loadings by destination, in tons:
Oct. 20-26 Wheat Algeria 128,550 Ireland 3,000 Portugal 7,250 Morocco 13,000 U.K. 1,725 Durum Morocco 13,750 U.K 1,720 Barley Morocco 11,000
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