Tomatoes from Morocco are very popular with consumers

In 2022, Morocco supplanted Spain in the tomato market in the European Union (EU), we learn from the report prepared by Hortoinfo. Over the past ten years, tomato sales in EU Member State markets have been dominated by the Netherlands in the first place, but closely followed by Spain. In 2013, the two countries sold 6 out of 10 tomatoes purchased on the Community markets, a figure of 1,579.04 million kilos, of which 861.18 million corresponded to Dutch sales and 717.86 million kilos to Spanish. However, each year, Morocco has closed the gap with these two behemoths until settling in second place and approaching the figures of the Netherlands. Indeed, Moroccan tomatoes, which enjoy exceptional quality, have real national expertise, which have made national producers among those who are the most competent in the world. The Netherlands continues to be the country that supplies the most tomatoes to the Member States, with a volume in 2022 of 644.01 million kilos, i.e. 217.17 million ...