The forecast manufacturing of fundamental cereals (mushy wheat, durum wheat and barley), for the 2023/2024 agricultural marketing campaign, is estimated at practically 31.2 million quintals (Mqx), in comparison with 55.1 Mqx in 2022/2023 .
It is a drop of round 43% in comparison with the earlier marketing campaign, specifies the Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Improvement and Water and Forests in a press launch.
The world sown with fundamental cereals for this marketing campaign is 2.47 million hectares in comparison with 3.67 million hectares in 2022/2023, a drop of 33%. The harvestable space is estimated at 1.85 million hectares, or practically 75% of the sown space.
By species, this manufacturing is distributed over mushy wheat (17.5 Mqx), durum wheat (7.1 Mqx) and barley (6.6 Mqx).
Moreover, the nationwide cumulative rainfall as of Might 22, 2024 is almost 237 mm, down 31% in comparison with a traditional marketing campaign (349 mm) and up 9% in comparison with the earlier marketing campaign (217 mm) on the identical date.
The filling price of dams for agricultural use nationally is round 31%, in comparison with 30% the earlier marketing campaign on the identical date.
Thus, the 2023/2024 agricultural marketing campaign is a part of a climatic sequence of 5 very tough years. The temporal distribution of precipitation was characterised by a delay in rains resulting in a protracted drought at the beginning of the season, negatively affecting the sowing of autumn crops.
Likewise, the numerous variation in minimal and most temperatures which marked the marketing campaign led to disruptions in crop manufacturing cycles.
Consequently, the rise in temperatures through the month of November, mixed with the dearth of rain, accentuated water stress in a number of cereal-growing areas of the Kingdom and prompted important losses in cereal crops, notably within the Casablanca area.
Regarding tree crops, the development in weather conditions from the month of February coincided with the fruit setting and flowering stage, which helped promote their growth.
With regard to market gardening, sustaining the crop rotation program at passable ranges regardless of tough weather conditions and restrictions on irrigation in sure irrigation areas has made it attainable to keep up provide at passable ranges.
Certainly, market gardening manufacturing through the summer time, autumn and winter seasons made it attainable to cowl the wants of the nationwide marketplace for greens, specifically tomatoes, onions and potatoes, with a manufacturing of the order of 5.6 million tonnes.
The great climate situations in March can have optimistic results on spring rotations and can guarantee regular and common market provides for the approaching months.
Regardless of tough weather conditions, for the third consecutive marketing campaign, and widespread water stress, the agricultural sector continues to make sure an everyday provide of the nationwide market because of the robust mobilization of the Ministry’s providers and professionals within the sector, concludes the press launch. .
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– 2024-05-25 11:06:53
