Morocco will halt
soft wheat imports from June 1 to July 31, announced Moulay Abdelkader Alaoui, President of the National Federation of Millers (FNM), on May 13. The move aims to protect local wheat during harvest, support farmers’ grain prices and facilitate domestic grain sales.
Morocco’s wheat import subsidies expired in late April 2026. The former fixed subsidies helped stabilize bread prices and build national grain reserves.
Bumper Harvest after Seven-Year Drought. Improved rainfall has ended Morocco’s seven-year drought. The country recorded 462mm of rainfall between September 2025 and March 2026, exceeding the 30-year average by 56% and the prior-year level by 134%, greatly boosting crop and pasture conditions.
Cereal output is expected to reach 9 million metric tons in the 2025/2026 season, more than double the previous 4.4 million tons. The growth stems from higher yields and expanded farmland of nearly 3.9 million hectares. The government plans to cut its annual grain import cost of $1.5–2.5 billion amid the output recovery.
Morocco was the EU’s top soft wheat importer in 2025/2026 with imports rising to 2.85 million tons. However, USDA forecasts show it will be overtaken by Nigeria as Africa’s third-largest wheat importer in 2026/2027, with import volumes estimated at 4 million tons and 6.5 million tons respectively.
