In total, six pest insects threaten Moroccan eggplant exports to the United States. This is the result of a report by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) entitled "a qualitative phytosanitary risk assessment initiated by the sector".
With a view to finding business opportunities in Poland, in the textile sector, the Moroccan Association of Exporters (ASMEX), in collaboration with the Harvard Consulting firm, recently held a webinar.
For a few years now, the United Kingdom has been doing good business with Morocco in agricultural products. Morocco supplies about 22% of the tomatoes consumed in this country, while in the Spanish market, the sector is in sharp decline.
The head of the International Monetary Fund mission in charge of Morocco, Roberto Cardarelli, recently participated in a PCNS webinar. Among the topics discussed during this virtual meeting was the economic crisis generated by the health crisis.
In partnership with a Moroccan company, the Israeli company Mehadrin will produce avocado on Moroccan soil in order to meet the growing demand for this nutritious and highly profitable fruit.
Morocco’s overall port traffic is doing well despite the health crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, it went from 153.1 million tons in 2019 to 172.1 million tons in 2020, an increase of 12.4%.
Morocco ranks 4th among melon exporting countries to the European Union in 2020, according to data from the Euroestacom statistical service (Icex-Eurostat).
Morocco is about to outperform Spain to become the largest supplier of fresh produce to the United Kingdom. This is at least what Robert Kimbell, president of the new party called The Time party, claims.
Produced at 1.5 million tonnes, the tomato is Spain’s main export product. This strong production is mainly threatened by the massive low-price exports of Moroccan tomatoes to the European market.
Morocco is showing an interest in the "kosher" market. In this sense, a framework agreement has been signed between the Moroccan Association of Exporters (Asmex) and the European Kosher Organization.
With an annual average of 508,000 tons of mandarins exported between 2015 and 2020 and in view of the forecast data for the year 2021, Morocco is ranked 3rd largest exporter of this fruit in the world. This is a ranking by the Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa (CGA).
Morocco ranks 3rd among the major potato producers in the Maghreb behind Algeria and Egypt. The kingdom is able to increase its export sales.