Morocco’s cereal harvest prospects for this year are not looking good. The reason is the low rainfall recorded until mid-April. The same goes for the harvests in neighboring countries. As a result, Morocco could make record purchases of cereals, particularly foreign wheat.
The repatriation operation for Moroccans stranded abroad will be accelerated. After Ceuta, Melilla and Algeria, Moroccans stranded in Spain will be repatriated to the country starting this Thursday.
The Laughing Cow is getting younger but Morocco keeps its specificities on certain mentions.
In France, the health crisis related to covid-19 has had a diverse impact on halal grocery stores and butchers in Draguignan during the lockdown period. While some merchants have seen the attendance of their butchers increase, others are struggling to find customers.
China could lose its leadership status in manufacturing and supply, for having been the starting point of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Oxford Business Group, some companies are looking for alternative production bases, and Morocco seems to meet all the conditions.
At the beginning of the Ramadan month, food prices are recording a historic drop due to the coronavirus crisis. This state of affairs is contrary to previous years where this period rhymed with a surge in prices.
The inter-ministerial commission responsible for monitoring supply, prices and quality and price control operations, meeting on Monday, April 27, 2020, stated that demand has seen a relative increase on the eve and during the first two days of Ramadan. However, it did not reach the usual levels of the same period last year.
Pharmacists have distributed Ramadan baskets to the benefit of unemployed people and needy families due to the covid-19 pandemic.
The Moroccan community living in the Madrid region has benefited from the distribution of food aid on the occasion of the month of Ramadan. This is a humanitarian initiative launched by the ALIF International Center for Coexistence to support Moroccans in the current context of the covid-19 pandemic.
The month of Ramadan is synonymous with speculation around products highly consumed by Moroccans. Some unscrupulous merchants take advantage of strong demand to try to increase their profits.
There will be neither shortages, nor speculation, on goods and products throughout the month of Ramadan. The inter-ministerial commission in charge of monitoring supply, prices and quality and price control operations has met and taken the necessary measures in this regard, it is assured.
Following the death of an employee due to non-compliance with preventive measures against coronavirus , a fish canning factory in Larache has been closed.