The U.S. Department of Commerce has significantly reduced countervailing duties on imports of Moroccan phosphate fertilizers. This decision represents a victory for the Moroccan giant OCP, but a disappointment for the American company Mosaic, which has always fought its Moroccan competitor.
The Coordination of Peasant and Livestock Organizations of Andalusia (COAG-A), through the voice of its general secretary, Miguel López, denounced on Friday the "hypocrisy" of the European Union (EU) in the face of the entry of Moroccan fruits and vegetables containing the pesticide chlorpyrifos, banned in the EU, and which is "scientifically proven to cause breast cancer".
Spanish imports of Moroccan watermelons have reached 78.76 million kilos in the current campaign, an increase of 643% compared to the 2013/2014 campaign.
Hit by drought, Morocco is turning to France to supply soft wheat. The hexagon exported 1 million tons to the kingdom this summer.
Morocco maintains its import restitution system for soft wheat for the benefit of operators. A significant quantity of this cereal will soon be ordered.
The indictment chamber of the Rennes Court of Appeal agreed to release a Moroccan man suspected of participating in the importation of two tons of cannabis from Morocco.
Faced with a shortage of red meat caused by a severe drought affecting its livestock sector, Morocco is turning to Australia to import livestock. A request has been made to the federal Minister of Agriculture, Murray Watt, in this regard.
Morocco wants to import 2.5 million tons of wheat between July 1 and September 30, 2023, announced the National Interprofessional Office of Cereals and Legumes (ONICL).
In Morocco, the dizzying rise in the price of sheep is likely to compromise the celebration of Eid al-Adha by many families. Prices for these animals have risen by 20 to 40% compared to last year.
A farmer from Motril has decided to give away nearly 100 tons of watermelons due to the collapse of prices and the invasion of Moroccan products.
Faced with the increase in imports of Moroccan tomatoes , French producers express their concern and point to unfair competition.
The price of the imported sheep would be around 2,850 dirhams and not 700 dirhams, according to a rumor circulated on social networks. This is what the Moroccan Federation of Livestock Sector Actors (FMAFE) indicates.