
Moroccan Vegetable Prices Soar as Exports and Climate Impact Local Markets
In Morocco, fruit and vegetable prices continue to rise and weigh on the monthly budget of Moroccans, particularly due to exports.

In Morocco, fruit and vegetable prices continue to rise and weigh on the monthly budget of Moroccans, particularly due to exports.

Moroccan orange exports have dropped considerably in the first eight months of 2023, standing at 30,000 tons compared to 109,000 tons in 2022.

Olive oil is not spared by the galloping inflation in Morocco. The price of this highly prized product continues to rise and speculation is rife, despite the texts in force.

Morocco is expected to receive a significant amount of wheat from France. The kingdom received 1 million tons of the commodity from the hexagon during the summer.

Moroccan tomatoes have surpassed Spanish ones in the EU in 2022, with a volume of 740 million kilos exported, mainly to France, compared to just over 600 million for Spain.

Morocco is now Renault’s tenth largest global market and the first in the entire Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in terms of sales, with 44,497 vehicles sold in the first nine months of 2023.

Tomato producers in France are going through a period of anxiety, faced with increased competition from imported products. More than 40% of the tomatoes consumed in the country are imported, with Morocco being the main supplier.

The Spanish tomato is going through a crisis, with production threatened by massive imports from Morocco, according to an EU report. COAG (Agrarian and Livestock Coordination) has sounded the alarm, calling for urgent action to counter what it calls unfair competition from third countries in the tomato sector.

To ensure a regular supply of the domestic market, Morocco has just decided to impose strict restrictions on the export of olives .

The price of oranges has skyrocketed in Casablanca, reaching 25 dirhams per kilo, when it was selling between 5 and 7 dirhams per kilo a few months ago. This record increase would be due to increased exports.

Hit by drought, Morocco is turning to France to supply soft wheat. The hexagon exported 1 million tons to the kingdom this summer.

Morocco is the seventh largest producer of dates in the world, with a volume of 170,000 tons per year. However, challenges remain to develop the sector and meet domestic demand.