Morocco

In Morocco, despite some improvement since end January, cumulated rainfall since the start of winter wheat and barley season (i.e. November) has been the lowest since season 2001/2002 in many regions, in particularly in the cereals producing areas of the Atlantic coast (Gharb, Rabat, Chaouia, Doukala-Abda, Marrakech) and as a result, dams levels are very low (see for instance the extent ofOued al Abid (Tadla Azilal) or Sebou River (Taza) in February 2025 and 2021). As a result, on 20 February, winter crops biomass is very poor across the country except where irrigation water has still been available (some areas of Tanger Tetouan and Taza). Elsewhere and in particular in Doukkala-Abda, Chaouia, Rabat, Tadla Azila, Marrakech and Oriental, record low levels of crop biomass are observed and production prospects for the harvest 2025 are very pessimistic, after very poor harvest in 2024 and 2022 and below average harvest in 2023. According to the Copernicus C3S multimodel seasonal forecast, rainfall is expected to improve in the south and east in March and across the country in April, but it is doubtful that winter cereals will recover from the early drought.