After months of high prices, exporters confirms the decline in tomato prices in Moroccan markets

Our Moroccan News - Muhammad Al-Habshawi The selling prices of tomatoes in national markets recorded a noticeable decline in recent days, after their skyrocketing price, which reached 15 dirhams, sparked intense anger among Moroccan citizens over the past three months. According to professionals at the wholesale market for vegetables and fruits in Tetouan, tomato prices fell between 5 and 6 dirhams per kilogram, depending on their quality and growing areas. Ahmed Al-Bakali, a vegetable and fruit trader in the White Dove market, said in a statement to “Akhbarna” that large quantities of tomatoes arrived at the Tetouan market on Friday night, which contributed to a decline in their price. Regarding the availability of this basic material during the month of Ramadan, the spokesman said: We all know that tomato consumption Nationally during the blessed month, it amounts to about 90 thousand tons, which is equivalent to 3 tons of tomatoes per day, and this is something that the ...