Morocco is expected to harvest 4.4 million tons of soft wheat in the current crop season, the country's Agriculture Minister Ahmed Bouari announced on Wednesday (17). In April, the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture had already reported that the country's total cereal production could double compared to the previous cycle, reaching around 9 million tons, without detailing the composition by crop. To stimulate domestic production and reduce dependence on imports, the government raised customs tariffs on soft wheat in June and July. According to Bouari, the measure aims to increase the competitiveness of domestically produced cereals and limit the entry of foreign products during the marketing period of the new crop. In addition to tariffs, the country has implemented incentives aimed at marketing domestic production, with the goal of ensuring greater profitability for local farmers. The minister also informed Parliament that the government intends to build strategic stocks of approximately 800,000 tons of wheat produced in the country itself.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.