French wheat exports rise in February, Algeria volume eases

PARIS: France exported 1.4 million tonnes of soft wheat in February, customs data showed on Friday.

* The monthly exports took the volume since the start of the 2018/19 season in July to 10.1 million tonnes, up from 9.0 million in the same period in 2017/18.

* French soft wheat exports in February were above the 1.2 million shipped in January.

* The monthly volume to Algeria fell to a season's low of 121,000 tonnes, although the North African country remained by far the main destination for French wheat so far this season with 3.7 million tonnes shipped.