Morocco Remains Largest Importer of Wheat from EU

Morocco remains the largest destination for EU wheat for the 2022/2023 agricultural campaign, according to a report from the European Commission published on Tuesday.

The European Commission’s report shows that in the course of the first four months of 2023, Morocco imported over 4 million tonnes of wheat, up from 1.4 million tonnes a year earlier. 

The EU exported close to 16% of its wheat harvest to the North African country by the end of April 2023, up from 6.1% the previous year.

Algeria was the second largest importer of wheat over the same period, with 3.6 million tonnes, making up 14% of the bloc’s harvest, the report indicates.

In third place is Nigeria with 2.2 million tonnes of wheat, and Egypt with 1.6 million tonnes.

The report further shows that France remained the biggest EU soft wheat exporter this season, with 9.16 million tonnes, followed by Romania with 3.49 million, Germany with 3.12 million, Poland with 2.54 million, and Lithuania with 2.26 million.