PUBLISHER: Knowledge Sourcing Intelligence | PRODUCT CODE: 1378101
PUBLISHER: Knowledge Sourcing Intelligence | PRODUCT CODE: 1378101
The main industry that contributes to the development of sustainable food is the seed business. Today, owing to technological advancements, the seed market in Morocco also contributes to the production of animal feed, bioenergy, and biomaterials.
According to the USDA's "Grain And Feed Update" report published in September 2022, in addition to 1.89 MMT of common wheat, 0.81 MMT of durum wheat, and 0.7 MMT of barley, the Moroccan government also issued its final estimates for the production of wheat and barley for the 2022 crop. However, due to the extreme drought, the MY2022/23 wheat and barley harvest was down 67 percent from the previous season of 2021. This is predicted to impact the seed market size in the forecast period.
Status of cereal production in Morocco. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, total wheat output in Morocco was predicted to be 32 million quintals in 2022, a 69% decrease from the year 2021. The decrease in grain output can have a significant impact on the country's economy because agriculture typically contributes 13% of the nation's Gross Domestic Product. The fall harvest was mostly impacted by the drought last year.
Morocco has turned to South America (Argentina and Brazil) for its wheat supply in MY 2021/22, whereas imports of wheat from Russia and Ukraine have decreased by 46% and 85%, respectively. According to the USDA's "Global Agricultural Information Network" report, Morocco's wheat imports from Brazil and Argentina witnessed an increase of 625% and 151% in 2021.
The sowing of wheat and barley was delayed in 2022 due to the delayed rainfall. Some places didn't finish sowing until the end of December 2022. This factor will greatly impact the seed market size in Morocco.
The Marketing and Storage of Certified Seeds are supported by the Moroccan Agricultural Development Fund (ADF). The ADF also assists in investing in the importation of rice seed corporations for carry-over stocks, as well as Monogram sugarbeet seed. The seed companies that subtract the cost of the seed from a farmer's purchase are the recipients of this subsidy. These incentives are only eligible if the rice seeds being marketed have an ONSSA (National Health Security Office for Foodstuffs) certification.
According to the APEDA, wheat, and barley are produced in Morocco at a greater rate over the projection period, followed by vegetable crops. Among them, products like tomatoes, beans, olives are rice seeds are shipped more frequently to nearby nations including France, Russia, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Germany. To fulfil the rising need for production,
Morocco depends on Europe for the import of various vegetables and cereal seeds due to concerns about improved quality and drought tolerance. The majority of both exports and imports are made up of vegetable seeds, impacting the seed market size in the country.
The seed market in Morocco is highly fragmented and consists of two national seed traders' associations (AMSP - Association Marocaine des Semences et Plants and AMMS - Association Marocaine des Multiplicateurs des Semences), national and foreign seed producers, producers' associations, importers and exporters of seed and planting material, research institutions, farmers, and the government. Companies have a strong emphasis on introducing novel seed types, which has helped them gain substantial growth in seed market size in Morocco.