For a few months now, the Moroccan tomato has been attacked in Europe. Last January, French farmers burned shipments of this Moroccan product and similar scenes have been recorded in Spain in recent days. Between water scarcity and pressure from European farmers, the tomato sector in Morocco is in the doldrums.
Calls for boycotts of Moroccan products continue in Spain. This time, it is the Moroccan olive oil of the Carbonell brand that has been attacked on social networks.
The National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) has opened an investigation and taken preventive measures following the detection of the hepatitis A virus in Moroccan strawberries imported into Spain and the triggering by the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of a health alert.
Moroccan agricultural transport trucks have been the target of attacks in Spain. Faced with this situation, the Moroccan Confederation of Agriculture and Rural Development (COMADER) has decided to file a complaint with the Spanish courts.
The company Dari Couspate has issued a formal denial regarding the signing of a partnership agreement with Israel or any Israeli company.
The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, denounced on Monday the recent attacks by European farmers against shipments of Moroccan fruits and vegetables, noting that the European Union (EU) benefits more from the EU-Morocco agreement than the kingdom.
Moroccan farmers continue to produce avocados for export, despite the water stress the kingdom is experiencing. The export volume of this product has already reached 30,000 tons.
In Morocco, automotive sector exports reached over 141.76 billion dirhams at the end of December 2023, an increase of 27.4% compared to the previous year.
Moroccans abroad have transferred nearly 115.15 billion dirhams (MMDH) to Morocco as of the end of December 2023, an increase of 4% compared to the same period in 2022 (110.72 MMDH), according to the Foreign Exchange Office.
The availability of fruits and vegetables in sufficient quantity and at affordable prices in the markets in Morocco does not fail to surprise consumers who, considering the context of water stress and the global rise in the price of inputs, expect a temporary drop in prices.
Moroccan olive exports are declining sharply while imports are rising. The trade deficit has widened.
The inflation rate in Morocco will continue its downward trend, but will not return to its pre-2022 level, the High Commission for Planning (HCP) said in a recent report, noting growth of +3.3% in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to +2.8% in the third quarter.