Barley and wheat raise the bill for Morocco's food imports
Barley
Wheat
Morocco
Published Jul 4, 2022
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Purchases of wheat and barley contributed significantly to the rise in Morocco's food imports in the first five months of this year, in a context marked by the repercussions of drought and war. It was evident from the data of the monthly report of the Exchange Office issued last Thursday that the bill for imported food products increased by 31.8 percent in the first five months of this year, to jump to 37 billion dirhams. It is clear that barley imports contributed to the level of that bill.
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Purchases of that substance amounted to 2.99 billion dirhams in five months, after it was 325 million dirhams in the same period last year, an increase of 2.66 billion dirhams. Wheat purchases increased by 14.8 percent at the end of May, reaching 9.89 billion dirhams, according to the exchange office. The bill for some materials involved in the food commodities industry rose by 33.2 percent at the end of May, to reach 3.52 billion dirhams. In ...
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