Morocco’s grain production is projected to climb to one of its highest levels in the 2026 season due to better climate conditions, resulting in a big leap in the sector’s GDP.
Production is predicted to surge to about 9 million tonnes this year and the increase will also allow the nation to slash grain imports.
“This big rise in grain production in the current year’s seasons is due to a massive improvement in rainfall,” said Ahmed El Bouari, minister of agriculture, maritime fisheries, rural development, water and forests.
El Bouari said there is also improvement in the output of other products, including olive, dates, and citrus, according to the Moroccan news agency.
“The current farming season is heading for very good results… we expect the agriculture sector’s contribution to GDP to record an increase of 15 percent this year compared with the level last year,” he said.
Morocco’s farming sector has declined during the past two years due to low rainfall, according to official reports, which estimated grain production at about 3-5 million tonnes per year against 6 million tonnes during the 2022-23 seasons.
“The expected big increase in grain output this year as was announced by the minister will surely depress Morocco’s grain imports by nearly 40 percent,” Morocco’s Hespress newspaper said, quoting a ministry official.
Morocco relies heavily on the agricultural sector to fund its budget along with tourism and exports of fish, phosphate and other light products.
Heavy infrastructure spending during the past two years for the 2030 FIFA World Cup has created a large fiscal gap despite an increase in tax earnings.
The deficit surged by nearly 50 percent to MAD68.8 billion ($7.5 billion) in the first 11 months of 2025 from MAD45.7 billion ($4.9 billion) in the same period of 2024, according to the economy ministry.