French soft wheat exports outside the European Union totaled in April on a volume of 1.5 million tonnes, the highest value since the beginning of the marketing period 2015/16 (July - June). Overall, 9.7 million tons of wheat to destinations outside the EU were exported in the current period to April. This is an increase of 2% for the same period last year.
The biggest buyer was Morocco. The North African country, which has a much higher import demand due to a severe drought, bought 676.000 tonnes of common wheat in April. Total Morocco bought in the first 10 months of the marketing period 2015/16 1.9 million of tonnes of French wheat, which is an increase of 59% to the 2014/15 marketing period.
Algeria-189,000 tons and the Yemen bought 329,000 tons of wheat in France, Egypt, in April 58,000 tons.
France's total exports (i.e. within and outside the EU) totaled at 2.3 million tonnes in April. In total there were 16 million tons in the current marketing period (minus 1% for the same period last year).
The biggest buyer was Morocco. The North African country, which has a much higher import demand due to a severe drought, bought 676.000 tonnes of common wheat in April. Total Morocco bought in the first 10 months of the marketing period 2015/16 1.9 million of tonnes of French wheat, which is an increase of 59% to the 2014/15 marketing period.
Algeria-189,000 tons and the Yemen bought 329,000 tons of wheat in France, Egypt, in April 58,000 tons.
France's total exports (i.e. within and outside the EU) totaled at 2.3 million tonnes in April. In total there were 16 million tons in the current marketing period (minus 1% for the same period last year).
