Morocco restarts subsidised soft wheat imports on 16 September 2026, after a harvest that beat last year but still left the country short.
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Key Facts
—The restart: A circular from the cereals board ONICL revives the import premium for soft milling wheat on shipments loaded between 16 September and 31 December 2026.
—The reference price: The premium pays importers the gap between their landed cost at the port and a reference price of 270 dirhams a quintal, or 2,700 dirhams a tonne.
—In dollars: At the 24 August rate of 9.2124 dirhams to the dollar, that reference works out at about US$293 a tonne.
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