The King of Morocco, Mohamed VI, called on his citizens not to shoot the sacrifices of the party this year due to the great drop in the number of cattle due to a serious drought observed by the kingdom for the seventh consecutive year.
“We call on our dear people not to make the sacrifice of Eid for this year,” said the king in a letter read by the Minister of Religious Affairs Ahmed Al -Tawfiq on official television.
He added that the reason is “the climate and the economic challenges that our country faces which has led to a significant drop in the number of cattle”.
The king also said that “taking into account Eid Al -Adha is a certain year with capacity, because doing it in these difficult circumstances to harm the main categories of our employees, especially those who have low incomes”.
The wave of drought hit Morocco for the seventh consecutive year, in a 38% drop in the number of cattle, with a rain deficit of 53% compared to the last average of the last 30 years, according to the Minister of Agriculture, Ahmed Al -Bouari in mid -February.
This is the worst dryness of the kingdom since the early 1980s.
The rarity of the rain caused a deficiency in cattle and low meat production, which has led to high prices on the local market and an increase in livestock, living sheep and red meat.
The country recently signed an agreement to import up to 100,000 Mouton de Australia chiefs, and in the 2025 budget, Morocco suspended imports and added value on cattle, sheep, camels and red meat to maintain prices stability on the local market.
And the late king of Morocco, Hassan II, preceded the sacrifice of sacrifices in the years 1963, 1981 and 1996 for similar reasons.