Olive oil, a pillar of Moroccan gastronomy, is now found at exorbitant prices. The fault lies with a persistent drought that, for the past five years, has weighed down national production and burdened household budgets.
Morocco is expected to receive a large quantity of wheat from Russia. The world’s leading exporter of soft wheat, the country of Vladimir Putin has dethroned France and has become the main supplier of the kingdom since August 2024.
The Moroccan Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to crack down on what it considers to be unfair trade practices by Egypt. After a thorough investigation, it plans to impose an anti-dumping duty of 29.93% on canned tomatoes imported from the land of the pharaohs.
The Casablanca authorities have launched a large-scale operation to combat the sale of meat unfit for consumption. In recent months, numerous cases of food poisoning have occurred in the economic capital.
The price of olive oil in Morocco is reaching new heights, approaching 120 dirhams per liter for the new harvest. This price surge is worrying consumer associations, who fear an increase in fraudulent practices and the formation of monopolies. Olive oil is, in fact, a basic food product in the Moroccan diet, and its current scarcity is fueling covetousness.
While the price of basic bread is maintained at 1.20 dirhams thanks to a subsidy from the Compensation Fund, Moroccan bakers are preparing to negotiate the future of bread with the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Forests.
In order to promote seasonal and local French products, the Mousquetaires group, which oversees the Intermarché and Netto brands, has made a radical decision: to ban strawberries and cherries from its shelves during the months of December and January, and therefore those coming from Morocco.
The Moroccan olive oil sector is going through a very difficult period. According to the Minister of Agriculture, Ahmed El Bouari, olive production for this year should only reach 950,000 tons, a decrease of 11% compared to the previous year and 40% compared to a year considered normal.
Environmental activists are concerned about significant fish mortality in the course of a coastal river, in the commune of Ksar El Majaz, near Tangier.
Marjane Holding is revolutionizing the retail sector. The Moroccan group is accelerating the openings of its "Marjane City" stores.
While announcing the result of a vote in favor of French chip manufacturers, the Franco-Moroccan MP Naïma Moutchou, Vice-President of the National Assembly, made a rather tasty slip of the tongue.
A wholesaler in Seine-Saint-Denis is at the heart of a case of importing olives unfit for consumption. In late September, French customs seized nearly 30 tons of pickled olives from Morocco. These contained a banned allergenic preservative in the European Union.