
Morocco's Tomato Exports Surge to Record $990 Million, Dominating Produce Market
Moroccan tomato exports have recorded a considerable increase, reaching record figures during the 2022/2023 agricultural season.

Moroccan tomato exports have recorded a considerable increase, reaching record figures during the 2022/2023 agricultural season.

A batch of Moroccan olives exported to Spain would contain a high presence of Chlorpyrifos, a pesticide banned in the European Union (EU), the Rapid Alert System for Food and Human and Animal Feed (RASFF) has warned.

Morocco has imported less wheat from France this year. A trend that should continue next year, given the strong competition between Russia and France in North Africa, a region that absorbs 15% of the world’s wheat imports on the continent.

Automotive exports increased by 37.4% at the end of July 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, reaching nearly 82.02 billion dirhams (MMDH), according to the Office des Changes.

France wants to regain export markets in wheat by strengthening its exports to Morocco and Algeria, which are increasingly turning to Russia to supply themselves.

Moroccan textile exports to Spain have recorded a significant decline in the first half of the year, according to data published by Icex Spain Exports and Investments.

Spanish exports to Algeria have fallen by 89.5% in one year. The reason is the suspension by Algeria of trade exchanges with the peninsula after the change in position on the Sahara.

Used taxis in Spain are generally destined for export to countries like Morocco, Romania, Bulgaria or Senegal.

The end of the visa crisis is not for tomorrow. It continues to be a major obstacle for Moroccan exporters who wish to travel to Europe to participate in B2B and networking trade events.

Morocco’s trade balance with France shows a surplus of 2.5 billion dirhams (MMDH) in 2022, according to the Foreign Exchange Office’s annual report on foreign trade.

Should we continue to produce red watermelon that requires a large amount of water and depletes the soil, when Morocco is experiencing the worst drought in four decades? The question divides producers, exporters and environmentalists, and concerns deputies.

France, the United Kingdom and Spain are the two main buyers who contributed to the strong growth in Moroccan exports of fruits and berries recorded over the 2018-2022 period.