France grain flow // week 30

Brief summary:

- The total volume of grain departed from France has increased to 457.4k tons, which is the highest figure during at least recent 3 months;

- The volume of grain enroute (at sea) has grown by more than 40%, nearing the level of 1 million tons;

- The volume of grain at sea heading towards China has risen the most significantly, with more than 300k tons of barley en route;

- Meanwhile, the volume of discharged grain has declined quite noticeably; the same applies to the number of unloaded vessels;

- The UK and Portugal are the only major importers seeing an upturn in discharged (imported) volumes over the week.