Morocco
Trade Plummets 62% Between Morocco and Algeria Amid Diplomatic Rift
Since 2021 when Algeria unilaterally severed its diplomatic relations with Morocco, trade exchanges between the two neighboring countries have been in the doldrums.
Topic
Imports
Morocco
Morocco Imposes 30% Anti-Dumping Duty on Egyptian Tomato Imports
Published in the Official Journal, the joint decision of the Minister of Industry and Trade and his counterpart of Economy and Finance, to apply an anti-dumping duty on imports of Egyptian tomato concentrate is now in effect.
France
Leclerc Recalls Moroccan Melons Over Pesticide Contamination in Multiple French Regions
The Leclerc supermarket chain has alerted its customers to the presence of pesticides in Moroccan melons marketed between May 14 and 28 in several regions of France, urging them not to consume this fruit.
Morocco
Massive Fabric Import Fraud Scheme Uncovered in Morocco
Chinese and African companies would be involved in a vast fraud operation orchestrated in Morocco by importers. The latter imported fabrics from China, manipulating their declarations filed with the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration.
Morocco
Algeria Set to Surpass Morocco as Africa's Second-Largest Wheat Producer in 2024
Algeria is expected to outperform Morocco to occupy the second place among African wheat producing countries this year. The kingdom must turn to imports.
Morocco
Morocco Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on Turkish Electric Oven Imports
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has published the preliminary results of the anti-dumping investigation on imports of Turkish electric ovens and has concluded that there is indeed dumping practiced by the producer-exporters of these products on the Moroccan market. Consequently, it imposes an anti-dumping duty.
Morocco
U.S. Hikes Tariffs on Moroccan Fertilizers, OCP Group to Appeal Decision
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has decided to increase the customs duties on imports of Moroccan fertilizers from 2.12% to 14.21%. A decision that harms the interests of American farmers as well as the OCP group, which intends to appeal.
Morocco
Morocco Sees Surge in Egyptian Potato Imports Amid Trade Tensions
After canned tomatoes, potatoes from Egypt are flooding the Moroccan market. The country is, for the fifth consecutive year, the main African partner of the kingdom.
Spain
Spanish Supermarkets Pull Moroccan Strawberries After Hepatitis A Scare
After the episode of Moroccan strawberries contaminated with hepatitis A, several supermarkets in Spain have replaced this Moroccan product in their shelves with locally produced red fruits.
Morocco
Morocco forced to import wheat
Morocco is once again turning to the international market to increase its wheat imports in order to offset the considerable drop in its production, severely affected by the drought this year.
Spain
Hepatitis A: a new batch of Moroccan strawberries intercepted in Spain
The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in the European Union published a new alert on Friday, March 15, regarding the presence of hepatitis A in strawberries from Morocco. This shipment has been destroyed.
Morocco
Morocco: The franchise sector in danger of death
The serial closure of franchises in the major cities of Morocco worries Mohamed el Fane, the president of the Moroccan Franchise Federation (FMF). He calls on the state to support this sector that is dying.