US Common Wheat TRQ Fully Allocated in 2017 Rabat Morocco 11 13 2017

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Date: 11/13/2017
GAIN Report Number: MO1709

Morocco
Post: Rabat

US Common Wheat TRQ Fully Allocated in 2017
Report Categories:
Grain and Feed
Trade Policy Monitoring
SP1 - Expand International Marketing Opportunities
SP2 - Prevent or Resolve Barriers to Trade that Hinder
U.S. Food and Agricultural Exports

Approved By:
Morgan Haas
Prepared By:
Mohamed Fardaoussi
Report Highlights:
Under the auspices of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, on November 10, 2017, Morocco’s
Cereals Office (ONICL) announced the results of the second U.S. wheat tender of calendar year 2017.
As a partial result of the re-tendering and subsequent successful allocation, 2017 will mark the first
year that the United States makes full use of its allotted TRQ for common wheat. The second tender for
U.S. durum wheat was unsuccessful.

US Common Wheat TRQ Fully Allocated in 2017
Under the auspices of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, on November 10, 2017, Morocco’s
Cereals Office (ONICL) announced the results of the second U.S. wheat tender of calendar year 2017.
As a partial result of the re-tendering and subsequent successful allocation, 2017 will mark the first year
that the United States makes full use of its allotted TRQ volumes for common wheat. The second tender
for U.S. durum wheat was again unsuccessful.
The table below summarizes the tender results:

U.S. Common Wheat

Tender
Opened
Oct 24, 2017

Tender
Closed
Nov 10, 2017

U.S. Durum Wheat

Oct 24, 2017

Nov 10, 2017

Product

Quantity Offered

Quantity Accepted

30,000 MT

30,000 MT

327,273 MT

0

For more information, see ONICL – Reference circular N 02/CT-USA/10/17 of November 10, 2017.
For more information regarding the tender, see FAS/Rabat- GAIN MO1708