Morocco celebrates successful start of agricultural export campaign

Exports of tomatoes, clementines, peppers and raspberries have increased compared to the previous agricultural season.

Rabat - Morocco's Ministry of Agriculture foresees a promising 2020-2021 export campaign of agricultural products despite the COVID-19 crisis and persistent drought.

The ministry said on Wednesday that Morocco's agricultural exports posted a strong performance at the start of the season.

Clementine exports registered significant growth during the 2020-2021 season, reaching a volume of around 106.600 tons from September 1 to November 22.

The number represents a 60% increase compared to the same period of the previous campaign.

The ministry said that the campaign enjoys a favorable commercial situation in the international citrus markets and in particular clementines.

The ministry also noted a positive trend for garden products, of which Moroccan exports reached a volume of around 214.500 tonnes during the 2020-2021 campaign as of November 22.

The number represents a growth of 15% compared to the previous season.

For tomato exports, the ministry registered a 3% increase to reach a volume of 117.400 tons.

Exports of peppers and chili peppers also performed well with a volume of 19.400 tons, which represents an increase of 27% compared to the 2019-2020 campaign.

Raspberry exports reached a volume of 6.500 tons, registering a growth of 17%.

Indicators show a positive start to Morocco's agricultural export campaign compared to the previous season, which experienced setbacks due to drought and the COVID-19 crisis.

In September, the ministry announced that Morocco's final production of the three main cereals for the 2019-2020 season was approximately 32 million quintals.

The number represents a 39% decrease compared to the previous season.

However, the last agricultural season was a general average year of production, with 52 million quintals.

The delayed rains during the months of April and May were beneficial for cereals in certain mountainous areas of Morocco.

Due to the decrease in cereal production, Morocco switched to importing cereal products.

In August, the Moroccan National Ports Agency (ANP) announced that the country's cereal imports reached 5,9 million tonnes during the first seven months of 2020.

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