Morocco: In light of the high prices of olive oil, parliamentary demands to support farmers

Published 2022년 11월 30일

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The article, featured in the 'Al-Akhbar' daily on December 1, 2022, highlights the significant rise in olive oil prices in Morocco, with an increase of 40 to 50% due to the adverse effects of drought on production. This price hike has led to challenges for farmers, who are facing a harsh economic situation with no government support. Olive oil is crucial as it covers 20% of the country's vegetable oil needs and provides substantial employment opportunities. The article calls for immediate measures by the ministerial authorities to aid farmers, given the critical role olive cultivation plays in the local economy.

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The news was reported by the “Al-Akhbar” daily, in its issue issued on Thursday, December 1, 2022, noting that the city of Wazzan, which is the main source of this vital substance, has also witnessed a similar increase due to the cost related to the production of this basic substance, which is a basic food source for Moroccans, indicating Reports indicated a significant increase in the price of oil, ranging between 40 and 50%, due to the impact of the drought on the production of this substance, during the past agricultural season. And the daily considered, in its article, that this increase in the price of olive oil is almost similar to the regions of the Kingdom, because climatic changes have caused a major rift in the level of production in this agricultural chain, as the price of one liter has reached 70 dirhams per hour, adding that the same reports stated that The situation has become very difficult, and the farmer is groaning in silence, and although he is a source of food ...

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