Morocco is exploring new outlets for its "green gold". The National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (ANRAC) is launching a unique research program with the IAV Hassan II: using plant extracts in animal feed to do away with chemical antibiotics.
The appetite of the Moroccan avocado industry knows no bounds. After multiplying its market share in Europe at the expense of Spain, Moroccan "green gold" is now targeting a new frontier: Asia. A strategy dictated by an exploding production and a surprising match with Eastern consumption habits.
Full house for Moroccan red fruits . With record revenues of nearly $6 million and a 25% increase in volumes by 2025, the Kingdom is entering the very exclusive circle of the five main suppliers to France for the first time.
Spain is thirsty for milk and is looking south to fill its shelves. Faced with an unprecedented crisis in its domestic production, the Iberian neighbor is considering opening the floodgates to the import of Moroccan milk . A prospect that provokes an outcry among Spanish farmers, who denounce unfair competition on health and social standards.
The pharaonic project of a fixed link between Morocco and Spain has just reached a decisive milestone. While the technical feasibility has now been validated by German experts, enthusiasm is giving way to anxiety on the northern shore. Andalusia fears becoming the big loser in the story, relegated to the rank of a simple transit corridor for a booming Moroccan economy.
With a historic harvest of 2 million tons, Morocco is putting an end to the surge in olive oil prices that had reached 120 dirhams. This abundance immediately imposes a return to normal, stabilizing the liter around 50 dirhams.
Moroccan avocado producers are regaining control. After flirting with crisis due to the demands of European buyers, the sector is benefiting from an unexpected rebound thanks to domestic demand. The anticipation of Ramadan is relaunching the machine and pushing farm prices up by more than 15%.
Morocco is establishing itself as the new key supplier to the United States. While U.S. production is declining and Spain is retreating in the face of taxes, the Kingdom is capturing massive market shares in olives and citrus fruits, filling the food deficit of the world’s leading power.
The French Ministry of Agriculture confirms that local tomato production no longer covers demand, validating the dependence on Moroccan imports and the central role of Perpignan in redistributing these flows throughout Europe.
The production of avocados in Morocco now surpasses that of Spain, a reality that European experts describe as impossible to compete with. A specialist compares the Kingdom to a racing car, leaving Iberian farmers far behind in terms of costs and surface areas that are unattainable.
The new agricultural agreement between Morocco and the European Union , which came into force in early October 2025, almost failed to be blocked in the European Parliament. A motion of objection, submitted to the vote on November 26, was rejected by a single vote (359 votes in favor), validating the text at the last minute, which in particular frames the labeling of products from the Sahara.
The avocado export campaign is facing a major blockage in Morocco. Faced with a saturation of the European market and rates deemed insufficient, the majority of producers have decided to stop harvesting the fruits while waiting for a more favorable situation.