After a difficult year marked by a 4.8% drop in output, the country’s agricultural sector is finally bouncing back. The Ministry of Agriculture projects a 5.1% increase in agricultural value added for the 2024-2025 season, fueled by the long-awaited return of rainfall and a coordinated push by industry professionals to turn things around.
The recovery, though late, gained momentum thanks to significant rainfall in March and early April—just in time to revive a cereal season that had gotten off to a troubling start. Nationwide, accumulated rainfall reached 293 millimeters, a 19% improvement over last season. Although this still falls 18% short of a typical year, the rainfall was enough to dramatically shift the outlook on the ground.
The season had started under discouraging conditions. October’s early rains helped get autumn crops into the ground, but the months that followed—November through February—were plagued by unusually dry weather and unseasonably high temperatures. It wasn’t until March that the situation reversed, with generous rainfall and timely snow providing a much-needed boost to cereal growth.
Thanks to those late-season conditions, the area planted with the main cereal crops has expanded to 2.62 million hectares, a 6% increase from last year. Forecasts now point to a cereal production total of 44 million quintals for 2024-2025, up sharply from the 31 million harvested the previous season—a striking 41% jump.
Breaking down the numbers, soft wheat is expected to account for 24 million quintals, followed by durum wheat at 10 million and barley at 9.5 million. Three key regions are leading the resurgence, contributing roughly 80% of the total yield: Fès-Meknès with 36%, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra at 28%, and Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima with 16%.
