October 11, 2004

China Buys 700,000 Tons Of French Wheat
 

China has purchased 700,000 tons of French wheat at a price of 150 million dollars, according to the head of a French grain promotion group in Beijing.

Jean-Jacques Vorimore, the president of France Export Cereales, said it is the first Chinese order of French wheat in several years.

Vorimore is in China as part of a business delegation accompanying French President Jacques Chirac.

A series of business contracts have been signed so far during the visit.