A potentially early end to the season for Moroccan watermelons?

Published 2024년 6월 21일

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The 2024 Moroccan watermelon season is facing a premature end due to a lack of volume and quality concerns, leading to a significant shortage in both local and export markets. The season began in April in the Zagora region but quickly faced challenges in other areas like Agadir and Taroudant, with a virus causing fruits to explode or rot. The future of the season relies on the harvest from the Gharb region, though farmers there are hesitant to plant due to last year's poor quality.

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The 2024 Moroccan watermelon season appears to be heading towards a premature end, marked by a lack of volumes and growing concerns about the quality of the fruit. Currently, exports and availability on the local market are almost zero according to an exporter consulted by Freshplaza, a situation which worries producers and exporters in the country. An exporter based in Agadir explains: “There is no supply of watermelons from the region at the moment. New harvests from other regions are expected in the coming days, but we will have to wait and see what the quality is before deciding to resume the campaign. » However, the campaign began auspiciously in April with the harvest in the Zagora region. Although volumes were lower than the previous season due to drought-related production restrictions, the quality and quantity were sufficient to satisfy the local and export market. However, with Zagora's stocks depleting, the Moroccan season continued in the Agadir and Taroudant regions, ...

Source: Agrimaroc