Morocco: Promising prospects for Moroccan mandarin producers in Southeast Asia

Published 2024년 7월 29일

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Mandarin imports into Southeast Asia are rebounding in the 2023/24 season after two years of decline, with nearly 440,000 tonnes imported in the first 11 months, marking an 8% increase from the previous season. The region, excluding Vietnam, could potentially import up to 800,000 tonnes per season. Key importers include the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. China remains the dominant supplier, with Pakistan as a significant competitor. Emerging suppliers like Egypt and Morocco face logistical challenges but show promising potential, especially with new market opportunities in the Philippines and Thailand.

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After two years of decline, imports of mandarins into Southeast Asia are seeing a strong recovery in the 2023/24 season, creating new opportunities for emerging suppliers like Egypt and Morocco. According to EastFruit, the region's main importers imported nearly 440,000 tonnes of mandarins during the first 11 months of the current season (July 2023 – May 2024), marking an 8% increase compared to the entire previous season. If this trend continues, the final total could approach the record figures of the 2020/21 season, with just over 500,000 tonnes imported. “Southeast Asia, excluding Vietnam, has the potential to import half a million tonnes of mandarin oranges each season, with an additional 200,000 to 300,000 tonnes arriving separately in the Vietnamese market each year. This means the region could import up to 800,000 tonnes of tangerines per season,” said Yevhen Kuzin, fruit and vegetable market analyst at EastFruit and international consultant at FAO. Major importers of ...

Source: Agrimaroc