On Tuesday, June 16, five former Moroccan posted agricultural workers faced the labor court judges in Arles where they demanded justice against the abuses suffered during the postings. They were employed by a Spanish temporary employment agency in agricultural farms in France. The verdict will be handed down on September 22.
A massive screening campaign has detected 12 cases of coronavirus contamination in two agricultural farms in Grans, in the Bouches-du-Rhône region. These people infected with covid-19 are seasonal workers from Morocco and Algeria.
Morocco has significantly increased its imports of bananas from the Canary Islands during the global health crisis of the coronavirus. A total of 38 million kilos of bananas were imported.
The violent hailstorm that hit the Fès-Meknès region caused major damage. More than 9,000 hectares were affected, causing huge losses for farmers.
In Casablanca , wholesale fruit and vegetable traders are complaining about poor sales.
About a hundred foreign seasonal workers, including Moroccans, are undergoing coronavirus screening tests in the Bouches-du-Rhône region after the detection of the virus in thirty agricultural workers in Maillane and Noves. An operation that is part of the massive screening organized by the town hall of St-Rémy-de-Provence.
The 2019-2020 agricultural season has seen a significant decline in the production of the three main cereals: soft wheat, durum wheat and barley. The Ministry of Agriculture announced that their production is estimated at 30 million quintals, a decrease of 42% compared to the 2018-2019 season.
Members of a family killed one of their cousins by stoning him for agricultural land belonging to someone else. They blamed the victim for having helped a landowner legally recover a farmland on which they were growing crops.
Coronavirus is hitting the agricultural machinery sector in Morocco. At the end of April 2020, new tractor sales show a 32% drop compared to the same period in 2019.
Although a newcomer in the highly competitive avocado sector, Morocco has managed to establish itself on the global market. Thanks to the quality of its production, the kingdom has tripled its exports to Europe.
At the end of April 2020, the counter shows 35 million quintals of wheat imported by Morocco. A precaution that is part of the concern to have a safety stock of cereals.
France is suffering from the absence of seasonal workers from Morocco , Europe or elsewhere who come every year due to the closure of borders, while the harvest season is reaching its peak. French agriculture has an urgent need for nearly 300,000 agricultural seasonal workers.