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Morocco’s Cereal Imports Surge Nearly 50% as Port of Casablanca Leads Traffic
Friday 28 August 2020, by
Cereal imports for the first seven months of the year reached 5.9 million tons, up 49.8% compared to the first seven months of 2019, according to the National Ports Agency (ANP).
The port of Casablanca is in the lead with 3.4 million tons, or 56.5% of the total cereal traffic. This year, all ports in the country have recorded an overall increase in imports, according to a summary note from the ANP.
Regarding the volume of containers loaded on a ship or stored in a terminal, the data at the end of July show a 7.2% decrease with a volume of 6.9 million tons.