The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) says it is ready to discuss with the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) the issue of the pepino mosaic virus detected in tomatoes imported from Morocco.
Freight companies transporting goods to China are concerned about a sharp increase in container maritime freight rates to Morocco. This situation would be due to the strengthening by the Chinese authorities of measures to control the Covid-19 pandemic.
Every year, Morocco imports more than $20 billion worth of products. To solve this problem, the Kingdom intends to improve its national industrial fabric, replacing $9 billion in imports with local products, in response to the 2021-2023 industrial recovery plan.
While a Moroccan sentenced to six years in prison in Spain for importing 3 tons of drugs should serve the remainder of his sentence in Belgium, a judicial blunder between the two countries allows him to no longer return to prison.
The judicial police of Seine-Saint-Denis seized 480 kg of cannabis resin in a warehouse in Courbevoie on November 26. Five alleged traffickers were arrested and then indicted "for money laundering, criminal conspiracy, transport, possession, acquisition and importation of drugs".
The latest figures from the Association of Automobile Importers in Morocco (AIVAM) indicate that passenger car sales fell by 6.25% (11,071 units) compared to those of November 2019.
Operators in the fruit and vegetable processing sector will benefit from the new import substitution strategy of the Ministry of Industry. The Moroccan government has just adopted a draft decree to this effect.
Morocco finds itself in a situation of net importer of agricultural products, while it was one of the major exporters. The Kingdom has thus opened the door to the European agri-food industry, in terms of added value and job creation.
Faced with the shortage and high prices of fruits and vegetables imported from Morocco, the Mauritanian government has chartered ships to supply the markets. Prices of these products have risen sharply in recent days.
In Morocco, the increase in import duties of 25%, 30% and since last July 40% has weighed down the turnover of several major brands affiliated with the Moroccan Federation of Network Marketing, which could lead to a huge loss of jobs. Today, the sector is doing very poorly.
Morocco has just made a historic decision to revive its economy, which has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus. It replaces 40 billion dirhams of imports with local production.
The coronavirus has had a negative impact on passenger car imports by Moroccan companies. These imports have seen a sharp decline by the end of September 2020.