With this forecast, shipments from France could fulfill approximately 64% of Morocco’s soft wheat requirements.
On the industrial front, the OCP Group continued to expand its fertilizer production capacity with the completion of new projects.
Wheat and barley yields rose 21–23% on demonstration sites compared with traditional plots.
The surge is driven mainly by favorable weather conditions and an expanded olive harvest expected to hit 2 million tons, compared with 950,000 tons last year.
The forecast underscores the country’s continued reliance on external markets for more than half its wheat needs.