FRENCH CEREAL EXPORTS THROUGH ROUEN FALL

  French cereal exports through the port of
  Rouen fell 6.4 pct to 725,023 tonnes during the period February
  1 to 25, from 774,704 for the period February 1 to 26 last
  year, trade sources said.
      Main destinations were Saudi Arabia with 158,109 tonnes of
  barley, the Soviet Union 147,214 of wheat, Italy 104,704 of
  wheat, Spain 91,381 of wheat and maize, China 52,500 of wheat
  and Algeria 41,000 of wheat.
      Between February 26 and today, five ships have loaded
  137,000 tonnes of cereals, the sources added.
      The 137,000 tonnes comprised 59,500 tonnes of wheat for
  China, 53,000 of wheat for the Soviet Union and 24,500 of wheat
  for Algeria.
      By this Friday, sources estimated a further 233,600 tonnes
  of cereals will have been loaded, comprising 47,000 tonnes of
  barley, 78,600 of wheat and 25,000 of rapeseed for the Soviet
  Union, 30,000 of wheat for Sri Lanka, 28,000 of wheat for China
  and 25,000 of wheat for Poland.
  

