Kazakhstan chooses Morocco to store its wheat and sell it across Africa

The project was unveiled by Mohammed Rachid Maaninou, Morocco’s ambassador to Kazakhstan, in an interview published on Monday, September 14, by The Astana Times.

According to the diplomat, an agreement concluded two years ago provides for the establishment in Morocco of a large grain stockpile managed by Kazakhstan. The wheat would be shipped in larger quantities, stored in a Moroccan port, and then distributed to various African markets.

On Bladi.net : Morocco forced to import wheat

The port selected, the storage capacity and the commissioning schedule have not yet been disclosed.

Kazakh wheat deliveries have already resumed

The project extends the resumption of Kazakh wheat exports to Morocco after a seventeen-year interruption. According to Mohammed Rachid Maaninou, two shipments of approximately 30,000 tonnes each were delivered in 2025, and volumes could increase significantly this year.

Kazakhstan is thus joining the suppliers competing for a Moroccan market that is highly dependent on imports. France had notably taken advantage of the drop in its prices to strengthen its wheat sales to Morocco, in the face of competition from Russia, Canada and other major producers.

The main obstacle remains transportation. Deprived of direct access to the sea, Kazakhstan must transport its wheat by rail to a foreign port before shipping it by sea. Storage in Morocco would make it possible to consolidate the shipments and shorten their distribution to Africa.

Trade between the two countries is already growing rapidly. It reached 461.5 million dollars in 2025, up 68% year-on-year. Kazakh exports to Morocco amounted to 434 million dollars, compared with 27.5 million dollars’ worth of Moroccan goods shipped in the opposite direction.

On Bladi.net : Tanger Med Surpasses Los Angeles and Becomes the World’s 16th-Busiest Container Port

A Morocco-Kazakhstan Business Council has also been established, and around thirty Kazakh entrepreneurs recently visited the kingdom. A Moroccan delegation is expected in Astana before the end of the year.

For Kazakhstan, the project therefore goes beyond simply selling wheat to Morocco: it involves using the kingdom as a storage and distribution platform to sustainably develop its outlets across the African continent.