Russian health authorities have suspended the export of a wheat shipment to Morocco, local media reported on Wednesday, March 19. «In a batch of wheat grown in the Chelyabinsk region, pests were detected. These pests do not require quarantine in Russia, but they are subject to restrictions in several major countries that import our cereal products», the same source stated. Notably, the batch in question was intended for Morocco, one of the top ten importers of Russian wheat. The trade relationship has strengthened since the signing of a memorandum on November 29, 2024, in Casablanca, which facilitated the export of Russian cereals to the kingdom. «Russia plans to deliver about 1 million tons of wheat to Morocco for the 2024-2025 agricultural season, with the ambition of increasing this volume to 1.5 million tons in the future|, said Eduard Zernin, president of the Russian Union of Grain Exporters and Producers, as reported by The Moscow Times.
