Over 7 mln tons of cereals produced in 2003-2003 in Morocco

Morocco produced 7,767,230 tons of cereal in an overall area of 5,255,400 hectares during the 2002-2003 agricultural season, that is an average yield of 1.48 ton per hectare, according to official figures released this Wednesday

The agriculture and rural development ministry reports that the cereals harvest grew by 54.6 % compared to the 2001-2002 farming season while cultivated areas rose by 13.5%.

Compared to the average harvest in the past five years, the 2002-2003 season has improved by 82.2% in terms of production, 72.1% in terms of yield and 5.6% as regards the surface of cultivated land.