World Grain - August 2015 - 20

NEWSREVIEW

HAROPA port sees exports rise for fourth year
ROUEN, FRANCE - Grain exports from HAROPA, Port of Rouen
totaled 7.61 million tonnes for the 2014-15 season, an increase of
2.4% compared to the 2013-14 season and 14% compared to the
2012-13 season.
This is the second best export total in the past 15 years.
The bad weather conditions of summer 2014 have had an impact
on the lower quality of the crop in a large part of Rouen, France,
and led to an expected disappointing season; the high proportion of
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traditional milling markets.
But the port had good results, due to the quick adaptation of the
storage organizations, exporters and port silos to the situation and the
drop of sea freight rates and the euro exchange rate.
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situation in terms of grain quality on the Atlantic coast and in the North
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The 2014-15 season was an atypical season for Rouen for several
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feed wheat shipments.
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destinations this year.
A high number of Panamax and Overpanamax vessels, 69 in total,
called at Rouen grain terminals. This record proves the ability of the
silos to process these types of vessels and reinforces HAROPA, Port of
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In the 2014-15 season, Rouen is continuing with work to improve

Grains being unloaded at the Port of Rouen, France. Photo courtesy of HAROPA.
the access channel, investments which improve Rouen silos competitiveness and construction of the new port silo by the Beuzelin
company.
This season marks the fourth consecutive rise in shipments from HAROPA, Port of Rouen and strengthens its position as a major grain hub
in France and in Europe, even in a complicated season.
In addition to these bulk loadings from Rouen silos, the HAROPA
port complex also allows loadings from the grain terminals in Limay,
France and Bonnières-sur-Seine, France on board river-maritime units.
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loading of grain containers which will then be loaded on board oceangoing vessels in the ports of Rouen and Le Havre.

E.U. cereal exports soar; new harvest above average
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to be 6% higher than average levels, according to the Short-Term
Outlook for E.U. arable crops released on July 10.
The 2014-15 marketing year closed with a record production at
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Oilseed production reached 35 million tonnes in 2014-15, exceeding the previous harvest by more than 12%. New cereal harvest
for 2015 is forecast for the third year in a row at 6% higher than
average levels.
Total cereal production of 329 million tonnes is 14% above the
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area increased only slightly by 0.6% but yields by 7.5%, boosted
by exceptional climatic conditions especially during summer. The
main contributions to the increase in production are soft wheat
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By contrast, durum wheat production declined by about 5%
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than the previous year. Exports are estimated to reach a record level
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