Morocco

In Morocco, winter cereals are normally sown in November and December. This season, after a drier than average start to the season from October to mid November, which delayed cereals growth, rainfall improved at end November and was abundant from mid December till 20 January. This good rainfall fostered cereals growth and crop biomass is now close to average (or even above average in Doukkala Abda) except in eastern regions (Tadla Azilal, Meknes and Oriental mainly) where crop biomass remained low, suggesting failed or delayed sowings after four consecutive seasons of low rainfall. According to the Copernicus C3S seasonal multimodel forecast, rainfall conditions should be close to normal till the end of the season in May-June, which should favour cereals growth.