Rabat – Rain and snowfall since mid-November 2025 have reshaped the current agricultural season in Morocco, offering farmers relief after a difficult start and restoring confidence in production prospects, the agriculture minister, Ahmed El Bouari, told the House of Representatives on Monday.
Speaking during a parliamentary session on the state of the season after recent rain, the minister said rain reached crops at a decisive moment.
Cereal fields, vegetable production, and tree crops all benefited, while grazing conditions recovered across several regions. These shifts, he said, support domestic output and help maintain regular market supply.
By late February, average rainfall reached nearly 360 millimeters. This level exceeds the thirty-year average by 54% and surpasses last season’s figure by more than threefold. Water reserves followed the same upward path.
Dams used for agriculture now hold about 8.22 billion cubic meters of water, with a filling rate close to 58%. At the same point last year, the rate stood at 25%.
Across all dams nationwide, including those for drinking water, reserves reached 10.26 billion cubic meters, or 61% capacity, compared to less than 28% one year earlier.
Field activity also gained pace. Plowed land reached 4.5 million hectares, with irrigated areas accounting for about 10%.
Mechanization covered nearly all operations, with levels close to 95%. Areas devoted to main autumn crops now exceed 4 million hectares, a rise of 40% from the previous season.
Cereals cover about 3.7 million hectares, fodder crops 430,000 hectares, food legumes 113,000 hectares, and sugar crops 44,500 hectares, up 24% year on year.
The minister also cited wider use of direct seeding, now practiced on 215,000 hectares. Public support allowed cooperatives to acquire 150 additional seeders, which brings the total number of machines distributed nationwide close to 500.
Vegetable production shows similar progress. Autumn crops extended over 100,000 hectares, with expected output estimated at 2.1 million tons, an increase of 300,000 tons from last season.
Winter crops should cover 68,000 hectares and ensure a steady supply from February through June, including during Ramadan.
Tree crops also post strong results. Citrus output should reach 1.9 million tons, up 24%. Olive production stands near 2 million tons, more than double last year’s level. Date production should reach around 160,000 tons, a 55% increase.
On livestock, the minister said the national restocking program has so far reached 1.13 million breeders, with MAD 5.306 billion ($580 million) allocated. Payments continue through the end of February, ahead of a second phase set for April.
El Bouari concluded by stressing that the season relies on close field monitoring and direct contact with farmers, through constant vigilance and quick response to climate and market shocks, with the aim of protecting balance and securing the country’s agricultural output.
