Russia Set to Become Morocco’s Top Wheat Supplier, Surpassing France

Russia plans to deliver one million tons of soft wheat to Morocco during the 2024-2025 campaign, which began last June and will end in May 2025. "Our objective for this season is to supply around one million tons. In the future, we aim to reach an annual volume of 1.5 million tons," said Eduard Zernin, president of the Russian Union of Grain Exporters and Producers (Rusgrain Union), in a statement relayed by the Russian agricultural agency APK-Inform. This is the result of the memorandum of understanding signed between the National Federation of Grain and Legume Traders (FNCL) and Rusgrain Union on November 29 in Casablanca.

Signed during a meeting between Russian exporters and Moroccan importers, this one-year memorandum of understanding, with the possibility of extension, aims to facilitate the export of Russian cereals to Morocco. "This memorandum strengthens the agreements concluded this season between Russian grain exporters and Moroccan traders, who ensure both the import and distribution of wheat to local millers," said Eduard Zernin. According to him, Russia has exported about 650,000 tons of soft wheat to Morocco since the beginning of the current campaign. The kingdom is thus among the ten largest customers of Russia. The latter has become the main supplier of the kingdom since August 2024, dethroning France.