French Exporters Dominate the Lucrative Maghreb Cereal Market

As the year 2008 draws to its end, the Algerians would have spent $1 billion to import French wheat. Morocco is also a big consumer and importer of wheat and other cereals.

This trend is benefiting France, as Algeria is by far the largest importer of French wheat. Algeria’s imports in 2008 include some 3 million tons of soft wheat and about half a million tons of hard wheat. Read here.