This move reflects TMO’s ongoing policy to protect Turkey’s grain markets from devaluation amid global fluctuations.
Even with the decrease, Morocco ranked second among all EU soft wheat importers, surpassed only by Nigeria (2,249,915 tonnes) and ahead of Algeria (1,346,451 tonnes).
The appeal was made during a courtesy visit by RMRDC Director General, Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso in preparation for the upcoming Africa Raw Materials Summit scheduled for May 2025.
This move comes as Zimbabwe sets a record target of 120,000 hectares under winter wheat cultivation in 2025, aiming to produce 600,000 tonnes.
While this marks a slight recovery from the 2.46 million tonnes harvested in 2024-25, the USDA reports that it remains significantly below the 4.15 million tonnes produced in 2023-24.