2020-2021 Crop Year: Increase in Production Estimated at 98 Million Quintals (Ministry)

30 avril 2021 Printable Version

Rabat - Production of the three main types of cereals is estimated at 98 million quintals for the 2020-2021 agricultural season, an increase of 54.8% compared to the previous season, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, and Water and Forests.

By type, the estimated cereal production reached 48.2 million quintals for soft wheat, 23.4 million quintals for durum wheat, and 26 million quintals for barley, the ministry said in a statement.

In terms of performance, this campaign is among the best ones of the last ten years, as production exceeded 95 million quintals, it added.

The 2020/21 crop year recorded a rainfall of 291 mm on April 29, less than 12% compared to the average of the last 30 years (332 mm) and exceeding by 32% the previous campaign (221mm) on the same date.