In 2022/23, Morocco exported a total volume of 21,400 tonnes of cucumbers

Published 2023년 9월 25일

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Despite a drought in Europe, Morocco has broken a record for exporting cucumbers to Portugal, with shipments increasing year after year. In the 2022/23 season, Moroccan cucumber exports to Portugal reached over 2,000 tonnes, generating an estimated profit of $2.3 million. The drought in Portugal has led to a rise in vegetable imports, with Spain and Morocco being the main suppliers, and Morocco's cucumber exports to Portugal have increased tenfold in the past five years.

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Morocco breaks a record for exporting cucumbers to Portugal in the middle of a European drought. In a season marked by unprecedented drought in Europe, Morocco achieved a feat by exporting a record volume of cucumbers to Portugal, according to data provided by EastFruit. EastFruit had previously reported an upward trend in cucumber exports from Morocco since 2017, with local exporters continually setting new records over the past three seasons. This upward trend continues, and at the same time, imports of cucumbers from Morocco to Portugal have also experienced notable growth. The data reveals that although shipments of Moroccan cucumbers to Portuguese markets saw a slight decline during the 2018/19 season, import volumes have increased year after year since. In just four years, the quantity of cucumbers exported to Portugal has increased 17-fold, reaching more than 2,000 tonnes in the 2022/23 season (July to June period). Traditionally, Moroccan cucumbers were delivered to ...

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