Morocco Predicts Lower Cereal Harvest For 2019
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Morocco is making a downward
review of its cereal harvest for 2019.
The North African country‘s cereal
production dips by 49 percent year on year, despite reaching 5.2 million tonnes
in the 2018-2019 acording to the Moroccan ministry of agriculture.
The report added that cereal
production was affected by poor rainfall which reached only an average of
290.5 mm by the end of May 2019, down by 23 percent year on year. Morocco
relies heavily on wheat imports to cover its consumption needs.
Data from the United Nations'
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) indicates Morocco's cereal import
requirements in the 2019-2020. This forecast was pegged at 8.2 million
tonnes, almost 30 percent more than in 2018-2019 and about 15 percent above
average.
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