Ministry of Economy and Finance: Water Resources Improve and Agricultural Support Boosts Production and Exports
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has reported an improvement in Morocco’s water resources, driven by recent rainfall in several regions of the kingdom, which is expected to support initial crops for the 2025-2026 agricultural season.
In the November economic briefing issued by the Directorate of Financial Studies and Forecasts, the ministry indicated that the water stock in national dams reached 5.4 billion cubic meters as of November 10, 2025, with a filling rate of 32.3%, compared to 28.5% during the same period last year.
In the agricultural sector, added value grew at an average rate of 4.6% during the first half of 2025, in contrast to a decline of 4.7% in the same period of 2024.
In the livestock sector, the ministry began distributing direct financial aid to breeders at the start of November 2025, primarily to purchase feed and maintain female sheep and goats intended for breeding. The second tranche is set to be distributed starting April 1, 2026, contingent on the retention of these females.
Regarding agricultural and food industry exports, their value increased by 3.9% during the third quarter of 2025, due to a 13.4% rise in sales of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products, alongside a return to growth in food industry exports (+1.3%) following a two-quarter stagnation. By the end of the first nine months of 2025, exports recorded a rise of 3.4%, compared to 1.9% last year, propelled by robust performance in sales from agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (+10.7%).
Conversely, the coastal and traditional fishing sector continues to be affected by climatic fluctuations, with marine landings declining by 14% by the end of October 2025, after a slight drop of 0.5% the previous year. This contraction is primarily attributed to reduced catches of pelagic fish (-17.8%) and shellfish (-16.4%), although increased landings of white fish (+13.7%) and algae (+23.2%) have somewhat mitigated the decline.
In terms of value, fish landings have decreased by 3.1% through the end of October 2025, following an increase of 6.3% last year, stemming from lower values for pelagic fish (-8.3%) and shellfish (-4.5%), while white fish (+9.2%) and algae (+26.8%) values grew, along with an increase in shellfish value.
