Madar (Rabat) - Morocco took 228,707 tonnes of Canadian durum wheat in August and September 2026, up from 61,986 tonnes a year earlier, a rise of 268.97% that made it the top destination for the grain at the start of the 2026-2027 season, according to Canadian Grain Commission data reported by news site Hespress on Monday, November 2, 2026.
According to the same source, the figures, updated on Thursday, October 29, by the federal body that regulates the sector, show shipments to Morocco accounted for 30.7% of the 743,978 tonnes exported by licensed facilities, up from 17.6% a year earlier. Italy, the second destination, trails Morocco by less than 5,000 tonnes.
The extra 166,722 tonnes bought by Morocco account for 42.5% of the total increase in shipments from licensed terminals. In the 2025-2026 season, when Canada exported a record 5.85 million tonnes of durum wheat, shipments to Morocco had fallen by 18%.
By the end of September, Morocco's durum wheat imports had reached 1.06 million tonnes, up 9% year on year, including 437,765 tonnes between June and September, more than 410,000 tonnes of which came from Canada.
Soft wheat arrivals, by contrast, fell 96% between June and September to 59,721 tonnes, from nearly 1.49 million tonnes a year earlier, after a much better domestic harvest following several years of drought, a suspension of foreign purchases and the reinstatement of 170% import duties from June 1 to July 31. A smaller-than-expected harvest, however, led authorities to reactivate support for milling imports from September 16 to December 31.
The US Department of Agriculture expects Morocco's total wheat purchases, soft and durum combined, to fall to about 4 million tonnes in 2026-2027, nearly 40% less. Maize, with 2.83 million tonnes imported by the end of September (up 21%), has become the country's leading imported cereal.
