# COMADER: Agricultural input prices have multiplied up to 10 times, while the price of wheat has not changed in 44 years

> Moroccan farmers are starting the new season with higher fertilizer, fuel, and plowing costs despite encouraging rainfall. COMADER president Rachid Benali said agricultural input prices have risen seven- to tenfold, while wheat prices have remained nearly unchanged for 44 years; he estimated farmers need yields of at least 28 quintals per hectare to cover costs.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T12:12:30.494Z
- Category: macro · region Morocco · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91653-comader-agricultural-input-prices-have-multiplied-up-to-10-times-while-the
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

High input costs may lead farmers to reduce fertilizer use or planted cereal area, weighing on yields and future grain supply. The account points to upward pressure on Moroccan production costs, though it does not establish a specific market-price move.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-23 | [Agricultural food for thought \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52973-agricultural-food-for-thought-buenos-aires-times.md) | +2.0% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-21 | [Korean central banker says a lot has changed in recent weeks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41194-korean-central-banker-says-a-lot-has-changed-in-recent-weeks.md) | +0.5% | -5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-16 | [Corn Hands the Baton to Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10238-corn-hands-the-baton-to-wheat.md) | +4.0% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-26 | [Ukraine war to cause biggest price shock in 50 years - World Bank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41883-ukraine-war-to-cause-biggest-price-shock-in-50-years-world-bank.md) | -1.4% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-28 | [U.S. dollar impacts grain prices - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67028-u-s-dollar-impacts-grain-prices-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| UREA | 2023-07-26 | [The increase in the price of oil led to an increase in the prices of gas and nitrogen fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7009-the-increase-in-the-price-of-oil-led-to-an-increase-in-the-prices-of-gas-and.md) | +28.9% | +17.2% |
| UREA | 2022-02-25 | [Fertilizer Prices Keep Rising and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Make it Worse \| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43025-fertilizer-prices-keep-rising-and-the-russia-ukraine-conflict-could-make-it.md) | +24.9% | +38.4% |
| UREA | 2022-12-23 | [Dynamics and Implications of the Recent Rise in Wheat Prices \| Banque de France](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38284-dynamics-and-implications-of-the-recent-rise-in-wheat-prices-banque-de-france.md) | -1.0% | -11.7% |

## Sources

- detafour.com: https://detafour.com/%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B9/

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