Morocco: Meat Out of Reach

In Casablanca, wholesale prices remain between 100 and 110 dirhams per kilogram. In butcher shops, consumers pay between 140 and 190 dirhams depending on the quality of the cuts. Although the metropolis’s slaughterhouses process around 1,500 heads per day, the supply remains insufficient to stabilize the market.

This increase is explained by a seasonal phenomenon: the recent rainfall has regenerated the grazing areas. Farmers therefore prefer to keep their livestock to take advantage of the free grass and capitalize on it later, which mechanically reduces the immediate supply in the markets.

To curb this rise, the government has mobilized significant resources:

• 5.5 billion dirhams in overall support envelope.

• 1.1 million farmers have already received an initial tranche of financial aid.

• 32.3 million head of livestock were counted and marked by the end of 2025.

However, industry professionals anticipate a relaxation of prices starting in April 2026. With the gradual decrease in vegetation cover, farmers should put more livestock back on the market to limit their feeding costs.