Morocco aims for 90 million‑quintal cereal harvest in 2026

Morocco’s 2025‑2026 cereal campaign is projected to yield about 90 million quintals, comprising roughly 44 million quintals of soft wheat, 21 million of hard wheat and 25 million of barley. Early harvest data show yields ranging from 15 to 57 quintals per hectare, with 84 % of the grain collected from the Casablanca‑Settat, Fès‑Meknès and Marrakech‑Safi regions, helped by unusually high rainfall.

The government has supported the season with more than 734,000 quintals of subsidised certified seed, around 500,000 tonnes of fertilizer and a continuation of the direct‑seeding programme. A reference price of 280 dirhams per quintal has been set for soft wheat destined for industrial mills, and import duties on soft wheat were suspended for June‑July 2026 to favour domestic sales. A new storage premium pays producers 3 dirhams per quintal every two weeks, aiming to build a strategic reserve of up to 8 million quintals – enough to cover three to six months of national consumption. Public investment in storage infrastructure has been increased from 10 % to 25 %, with plans for local units adding roughly 2 million quintals of capacity.

Experts warn that despite the strong harvest, Morocco remains vulnerable to rainfall variability and must balance farmer support, budget constraints and food‑security goals as it pursues greater cereal self‑sufficiency.