Despite bans on water-intensive crops like watermelon in several regions, Morocco continues to export this fruit, ranking first among exporters to Spain in the first five months of the year.
A drop in the price of olive oil is expected to be slow in coming due to the catastrophic situation in the olive oil sector. Mohamed Sadiki, Minister of Agriculture, is taking certain measures in an attempt to reverse the trend.
After donating 80,000 kilos of watermelons last year due to Moroccan competition, Spanish farmer Manuel Puertas has decided this year to change crops and produce tomatoes and cucumbers.
Melon plantations in Morocco are expected to reach 1,450 hectares this year, an increase of 90 hectares compared to the previous year. In Spain, they have decreased by 40% over the past three years.
In Morocco, the prickly pear has become a luxury product. Its price continues to rise, and we don’t know when it will stop.
In Morocco, olive oil production has dramatically declined this year, causing prices to soar. Professionals in the sector are alarmed.
In Morocco, olive oil will be more expensive in the coming months. Several factors are behind this new surge, including the lack of water suffered by producers in the irrigated areas.
A major Spanish farmers’ union, close to Vox, is putting pressure on the Spanish government to tighten measures against Moroccan agricultural products.
The "Tuta Absoluta" virus continues to ravage Moroccan tomato crops, causing huge losses to producers. The latter are worried about this year’s production.
Farmers in the Doukkala region have proceeded to destroy part of their vegetable harvests, particularly tomatoes, due to the drop in demand.
Like Morocco, Algeria wants to be among the tomato exporting countries. The country of Abdelmadjid Tebboune continues to denounce the production of tomatoes in Dakhla, in the Moroccan Sahara.
Morocco is the world’s second largest importer of dates after India. Furthermore, the kingdom intends to significantly increase its production to reach 300,000 tons by 2030.