EU Imports More Moroccan Farm Products as Exports to Morocco Fall 10%

New data published on Monday, September 28, by the European Commission show two opposing trends. European purchases from Morocco rose by €38 million, while European sales to the kingdom fell by €223 million.

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Between January and July 2026, the 27 member states imported €2.66 billion worth of Moroccan agri-food products, compared with €2.62 billion over the same period in 2025. The increase was limited to 1%, but contrasted with a 4% decline in EU agri-food imports overall.

In the opposite direction, European exports to Morocco fell from €2.21 billion to €1.99 billion. This 10% decline was ten times greater than the drop in the Union’s agri-food sales across all its markets.

EU deficit surges from €409 million to €670 million

The trade imbalance has therefore widened rapidly. In the first seven months of 2025, the European Union bought €409 million more in agri-food products from Morocco than it sold to the country. A year later, that gap had reached €670 million.

In other words, for every €100 worth of agricultural and food products it buys from Morocco, Europe now sells it just €75 worth. A year earlier, it was still selling €84 worth.

European figures cover all agri-food trade, not just fresh fruit and vegetables. The latter nevertheless account for a major share of Moroccan sales: the European Union absorbed 1.47 million tonnes of fruit and vegetables from the kingdom in 2025.

On Bladi.net : Europe now buys €25.5 billion from Morocco, and agriculture is no longer dominant

With €2.66 billion in exports, Morocco has become the European Union’s 12th-largest agri-food supplier, accounting for 2.45% of its purchases. It ranks only 15th among the Union’s customers, however, accounting for 1.43% of European exports.