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• Moroccan Families Spend 5,800 Dirhams Annually on Food, Government Data Shows
  9 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  The average annual expenditure of Moroccan families on food products is around 5,800 dirhams. This is indicated by data from the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
  The share of food expenditure in the household budget has increased from 37% to 41% nationwide, between 2001 and 2014, but with a noted disparity between urban and rural areas, i.e. 33% versus 47.3%. This is the main point to remember from the response of the Minister of Economy and Finance, Mohamed Benchaaboun, to a written (…)

• Brazil Set to Export Fish to Morocco, Expanding Global Seafood Trade
  10 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  Brazil plans to soon export fish to Morocco. This is the main point to be retained from a press release from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply.
  "On Thursday, February 6, Morocco recognized the international health certificate presented by Brazil for the export of fish," the statement said.
  "Morocco imported the equivalent of $240 million worth of fish from around the world last year. Brazil could be part of this market," said Jorge Seif Junior, the Brazilian (…)

• Casablanca Meat Prices Surge as Butchers Strike Over Slaughterhouse Closures
  16 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  Unhappy with the closure of several slaughterhouses deemed non-compliant, many butchers are on strike. Immediate consequence: the kg of meat is now sold at 90 DH by some butchers.
  The closure of the slaughterhouses is due to the non-observance of the ban on slaughter in the weekly markets. The local authorities made this decision after conducting an in-depth study on the social repercussions of clandestine slaughter. However, many butchers persist in bad practices.
  In accordance with (…)

• Morocco Faces Green Tea Shortage as China’s Coronavirus Outbreak Disrupts Imports
  16 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  Morocco fears a shortage of its green tea stocks due to the closure of factories in China, following the Coronavirus epidemic.
  According to the Moroccan Association of Tea and Coffee Industrialists (AMITC), Morocco buys more than 25% of China’s global tea exports. In 2019, the some 100 importers in the sector imported more than 62,000 tons for over 1.7 billion dirhams, reports Medias24.
  Major disruptions are looming in this sector due to the Coronavirus epidemic, reports an operator. (…)

• Moroccan Food Giant Dari Couspate to Invest $9.2 Million in New Salé Factory
  20 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  The Minister of Industry, Trade, Green Economy and Digital, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, and the CEO of Dari Couspate, Hassan Khalil, signed an investment agreement on February 13.
  The city of Salé will soon be home to the 3rd factory of the Dari Couspate group. This project, with a total cost of 92 million dirhams, will generate 100 new direct jobs and also allow this Moroccan company to develop its export market share. Its positioning in the domestic market could also be strengthened. (…)

• Morocco’s Consumer Price Index Dips 0.1% in January, Food Prices Down 0.4%
  23 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  The food products index fell slightly by 0.4% between December 2019 and January 2020.
  The latest bulletin from the High Commission for Planning (HCP) noted that the consumer price index for January 2020 fell by 0.1% compared to the previous month.
  This trend is the result of a decline, observed between December 2019 and January 2020, in the food products index, which fell by 0.4%. This concerns in particular the price of "vegetables", down 2.9%, "fish and seafood" which fell by 1.5%, (…)

• Moroccan Merchants Devise New Trade Route to Bypass Ceuta Border Closure
  25 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  An alternative has been found by the inhabitants of Tetouan to cope with the closure of the Ceuta border to cross-border trade on the Moroccan side. A system is underway for the transit of goods from this enclave, through the port of Tangier.
  The group that had the idea is made up of merchants from Tetouan. They have already prospected the market as part of the import of non-prohibited local products, via the Tanger Med 2 port, at affordable costs.
  In practice, these goods will be (…)

• Morocco’s Tea Supply Secure for Six Months Despite China Coronavirus Disruption
  6 March 2020, by Bladi.net

  Morocco has sufficient tea stock to ensure its marketing for at least six months, despite disruptions related to its supply from China, due to the Coronavirus epidemic.
  The second largest consumer of tea, at a rate of 70,000 tons per year, Morocco sources from China, the world’s largest producer, whose machines are running at a slow pace since the coronavirus outbreak. Contrary to apprehensions about a shortage and a rise in the price of tea, the Moroccan Association of Tea and Coffee (…)

• Drought Forces Moroccan Farmers to Use Flour as Livestock Feed Amid Pasture Shortages
  5 March 2020, by Ginette

  The lack of precipitation and the scarcity of pastures have pushed livestock farmers to think of flour as an alternative that can allow them to feed their livestock. This is happening precisely in the southern provinces and in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region.
  The interest of livestock farmers in flour, which they transform into livestock feed by mixing it with water, has caused a shortage in the markets of the southern provinces. Prices are recording an unprecedented rise. The pastures, (…)

• Morocco’s Poultry Industry in Crisis as Chicken Prices Plummet
  13 March 2020, by Bladi.net

  The price of chicken has dropped from 12 dirhams per kilogram to 8 dirhams. This is the situation in the livestock sector in Morocco in recent weeks.
  Drastic drop in chicken prices, over-indebtedness, supply far exceeding demand, loss of capital, etc. The livestock sector is sinking further every day. In a press release, the Inter-professional Federation of the Poultry Sector is alerting the public to this situation that has been going on since the 2017 crisis.
  In view of this worrying (…)