UK Imports Surge: Moroccan Fruits and Vegetables Fill 25% of Tomato Demand

According to Chris Woodward, British Consul General and Director of the Department of International Trade in Morocco, the United Kingdom currently imports 25% of its tomato needs, 60% of sardines and 20% of berries, reports Hespress.

In detail, Moroccan vegetable and fruit sales have exceeded the 4 billion dirham mark (or 312.6 million pounds sterling) while at the same time Morocco buys cereals from the United Kingdom worth 300 million dirhams (or 23.3 million pounds sterling). At the same time, Moroccan exports of watermelons and cucumbers to the United Kingdom continued to increase over the past year, he added.

A year after this post-Brexit agreement, Moroccan food products are very present in Great Britain. Food imports to the UK generated £190 million (over 2.4 MMDH) in 2020 alone. A year in which 32.8% of all British imports from Morocco were mainly composed of food products, canned sardines, fruits and vegetables, mainly tomatoes.

These figures could increase as a new direct shipping route between Morocco and the United Kingdom will reduce travel time from six days to less than three. Until now, trade between Morocco and the United Kingdom went through Spain.