A moisture content control system for controlling a fibre moisture content in a fibreboard manufacturing process, comprising: a plurality of sensors (404a-n), each sensor being configured to monitor a respective parameter of the fibreboard manufacturing process; a plurality of feedback loop controllers, each feedback loop controller being configured to adjust a particular parameter of the fibreboard manufacturing process based on a difference between a pre-defined setpoint associated to the particular parameter and a current value of the particular parameter; and characterized in that the moisture content control system comprises a moisture control unit configured to: receive a plurality of inputs, the plurality of inputs corresponding to the parameters monitored by the plurality of sensors (404a-n) and comprising a pre-defined setpoint of the fibre moisture content at the output of a fibre drying stage of the fibreboard manufacturing process; generate, using a neural network that comprises at least one hidden neural network layer, a prediction of the fibre moisture content at the output of the fibre drying stage, the neural network using as inputs the monitored parameters corresponding to the fibre drying stage and at least one another parameter of a fibreboard manufacturing stage prior to the fibre drying stage; compare the prediction with the pre-defined setpoint of the fibre moisture content at the output of the fibre drying stage; and modify at least one setpoint associated to a corresponding input drying temperature of a respective drying unit of the fibre drying stage of the fibreboard manufacturing process based on the result of the comparison. a plurality of sensors (404a-n), each sensor being configured to monitor a respective parameter of the fibreboard manufacturing process; a plurality of feedback loop controllers, each feedback loop controller being configured to adjust a particular parameter of the fibreboard manufacturing process based on a difference between a pre-defined setpoint associated to the particular parameter and a current value of the particular parameter; and characterized in that the moisture content control system comprises a moisture control unit configured to: receive a plurality of inputs, the plurality of inputs corresponding to the parameters monitored by the plurality of sensors (404a-n) and comprising a pre-defined setpoint of the fibre moisture content at the output of a fibre drying stage of the fibreboard manufacturing process; generate, using a neural network that comprises at least one hidden neural network layer, a prediction of the fibre moisture content at the output of the fibre drying stage, the neural network using as inputs the monitored parameters corresponding to the fibre drying stage and at least one another parameter of a fibreboard manufacturing stage prior to the fibre drying stage; compare the prediction with the pre-defined setpoint of the fibre moisture content at the output of the fibre drying stage; and modify at least one setpoint associated to a corresponding input drying temperature of a respective drying unit of the fibre drying stage of the fibreboard manufacturing process based on the result of the comparison. receive a plurality of inputs, the plurality of inputs corresponding to the parameters monitored by the plurality of sensors (404a-n) and comprising a pre-defined setpoint of the fibre moisture content at the output of a fibre drying stage of the fibreboard manufacturing process; generate, using a neural network that comprises at least one hidden neural network layer, a prediction of the fibre moisture content at the output of the fibre drying stage, the neural network using as inputs the monitored parameters corresponding to the fibre drying stage and at least one another parameter of a fibreboard manufacturing stage prior to the fibre drying stage; compare the prediction with the pre-defined setpoint of the fibre moisture content at the output of the fibre drying stage; and modify at least one setpoint associated to a corresponding input drying temperature of a respective drying unit of the fibre drying stage of the fibreboard manufacturing process based on the result of the comparison.