King Mohammed VI Urges Crackdown on Price Manipulation in Morocco
31 July 2022
In his speech addressed to the Moroccans on the occasion of the Throne Feast, King Mohammed VI called for an effective fight against speculation and price manipulation.
Agriculture
Morocco Offers 370,000 Tons of Discounted Fertilizer to Boost African Agriculture
22 July 2022
Morocco wants to improve the use of fertilizer in agricultural production in Africa. In this sense, the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) has decided to make a significant (…)
Israeli Agritech Firm Brings AI-Powered Fruit Yield Estimation to Morocco
21 July 2022
The Israeli company Fruitspec, specialized in the agri-food industry, is setting up shop in Morocco. It is thus arriving with its highly accurate system for estimating fruit (…)
Moroccan Produce Prices Surge: Vegetables and Fruits See Sharp Increases
21 July 2022
The prices of vegetables and fruits have seen an increase in almost all markets in Morocco, like other food commodities. How to explain such an increase?
Morocco Donates 15,000 Tons of Fertilizer to Rwanda Amid Global Price Surge
18 July 2022
Morocco, through the OCP group, has made a major donation of DAP fertilizers to Rwanda, to help increase its agricultural productivity at a time when fertilizer costs are high.
US Almond Imports Dominate Moroccan Market Despite Local Quality
13 July 2022
American almonds are in high demand to the point of dominating the local market to the detriment of Moroccan almonds. As a result, Morocco is struggling to sell its product, (…)
Moroccan Melons Fetch Premium Prices in EU Market, Outpacing Spanish Competitors
12 July 2022
The Moroccan melon was sold more expensively than the Spanish one on the European market in 2020, according to data from Faostat, the statistical agency of the United Nations (…)
Morocco Poised to Gain Market Share as Spanish Berry Growers Face Regulatory Challenges
6 July 2022
Morocco could benefit from the crisis in the agricultural sector in Spain, particularly the cultivation of red fruits. Spanish producers threaten to abandon this crop, citing (…)
Morocco’s Cereal Import Costs Soar Amid Global Food Price Surge
6 July 2022
Like several countries around the world, Morocco is also suffering from the rise in food prices caused by the war between Russia and Ukraine. At the end of May, the country (…)
Thousands of Moroccan Seasonal Workers Stranded in Spain as Ferries Fill Up
3 July 2022
More than 5,000 seasonal workers are stuck in Huelva since the end of the strawberry picking campaign. They cannot find available places on the ferries to Morocco which are (…)