FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 01/00 - MOROCCO (7 February)
Conditions have been generally favourable so far for the 1999/2000 winter grain crops with widespread and timely rains covering most growing areas. The area sown to cereal is reported to be much higher than the average for the previous five years, largely as a result of a new Government cereal security programme being implemented over the next 3 years. However, widespread timely rains will be needed in the coming months for normal crop development.
Production of cereals in 1999 is estimated at 3.8 million tonnes, some 42 percent below the previous year's crop, due to unfavourable weather conditions. As a consequence, imports of wheat in 1999/2000 (July/June) are forecast to increase by 33 percent at 2.8 million tonnes, and coarse grains by 7 percent at 1.6 million tonnes.
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