
Morocco's Olive Oil Prices Soar as Production Plummets Amid Heat Wave
In Morocco, inflation continues to affect olive oil due to the drop in production. Harvests are far from meeting the needs of Moroccans.

In Morocco, inflation continues to affect olive oil due to the drop in production. Harvests are far from meeting the needs of Moroccans.

The cancellation of the fisheries and agriculture agreements between the European Union and Morocco will not be without consequences on the lives of consumers on both sides of the Mediterranean.

The citrus sector in Morocco is facing huge difficulties related to the drop in production due to the scarcity of rainfall, which affects its presence on international markets.

The Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, announced on Thursday, during a session with professionals in the agricultural sector, the implementation of a plan to ensure the availability of certain products on the market and to lower their prices.

Faced with soaring energy prices and political uncertainties, the Belgian tomato producer Den Berk Délice is taking the lead by setting up in Morocco.

Located 2.5 hours drive from Marrakech and Casablanca and about 200 kilometers north of Essaouira, the town of Oualidia offers oysters that every visitor dreams of.

Eurosemillas, a Spanish agri-food giant based in Cordoba, and producer of the protected Tang Gold mandarin variety, lost in September its lawsuit against Nadorcott Protection, belonging to the Moroccan royal family, and producer of the protected Nadorcott mandarin variety.

The olive season has not yet started in Morocco, but the price of the fruit is already soaring, and consequently that of olive oil.

Farmers are drilling unauthorized wells in the Marrakech region, affecting the water table during this period of severe drought.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down a decision on Friday concerning the agricultural and fisheries agreements between the EU and Morocco . Rabat strongly contests this decision, considering it inapplicable and tainted with errors.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has put an end, this Friday, to a long legal saga by definitively annulling the trade agreements, including those relating to fisheries, concluded between the European Union and Morocco. This decision, following an appeal by the Polisario Front, confirms a previous judgment of the General Court of the EU.

Like last year, Morocco plans to import more wheat from Russia and France to offset the decline in domestic production and meet local demand.