Olive Oil Prices Soar in Morocco, Straining Household Budgets
16 February 2025
Olive oil has become an inaccessible luxury for Moroccan households with modest incomes. The price per liter has already crossed the 100 dirham mark.
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Moroccan Olive Oil Prices Remain High Despite End of Harvest Season
29 January 2025
While Moroccans were expecting a drop in olive oil prices after the end of the harvest and pressing phases, nothing has apparently changed for them.
Spanish Food Influencers Explore Moroccan Supermarket Delights
2 January 2025
Jaime and Judith, two culinary content creators, recently visited a supermarket in Morocco. The two Spanish influencers shared their Moroccan experience on their social networks.
Drought Slashes Morocco’s Olive Harvest, Driving Up Olive Oil Prices
8 December 2024
Morocco is facing an unprecedented olive oil crisis. The olive harvest expected for this year is experiencing a dizzying drop, a direct consequence of the years of drought that (…)
Drought Drives Olive Oil Prices to New Highs in Morocco
8 December 2024
Olive oil, a pillar of Moroccan gastronomy, is now found at exorbitant prices. The fault lies with a persistent drought that, for the past five years, has weighed down national (…)
Morocco Intensifies Olive Oil Quality Control in Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region
28 November 2024
The National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA) is multiplying control operations to ensure the quality of olive oil and its derivatives at the level of the (…)
Moroccan Consumer Rights Group Calls for Stricter Food Quality Controls
27 November 2024
Bouazza Kherrati, president of the Moroccan Federation of Consumer Rights, called on the competent Moroccan authorities to strengthen controls in order to fight against food (…)
Moroccan Lawmakers Press Government on Soaring Olive Oil Prices and Fraud
23 November 2024
Parliamentarians have questioned the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests about the high cost of olive oil and the fraud affecting this (…)
Morocco Suspends Olive Oil Import Duties Amid Production Shortfall
21 November 2024
Faced with the drop in olive production and the sharp rise in olive oil prices, Morocco is opening its doors wide to foreign olive oil.
Moroccan Olive Oils Absent from World’s Top 100 Ranking
21 November 2024
Not a single Moroccan olive oil is among the best in the world, according to the Top 100 of the prestigious Evooleum Awards.