Tridge summary
Morocco is the continent's leader in greenhouse agriculture, with the largest greenhouse area in Africa, and is emerging as a significant player in the global horticultural trade. The country's sweet pepper exports have seen a steady annual increase of 45% over the past five years, catapulting it to the 6th position among vegetable exporters globally in 2022. Europe, particularly Spain and France, is the primary market for Moroccan greenhouse vegetables, with these countries accounting for two-thirds of the total imports. The UK has also shown a notable increase in imports of Moroccan vegetables, especially sweet peppers, doubling over the past two years. Morocco's greenhouse industry is playing a crucial role in providing year-round cultivation and export of vegetables like lettuce, while also targeting African markets and adjusting to the new trade dynamics following Brexit.
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Greenhouse vegetables are an important component of Morocco's horticultural foreign trade, and sweet peppers are one of the country's main export categories, second in terms of export earnings after tomatoes. The North African country, with its favorable subtropical climate and developed agricultural infrastructure, is rapidly developing the greenhouse industry. As EastFruit reported, Morocco has the largest greenhouse area in Africa, thus securing its place among the world leaders in this field. Sales of Moroccan sweet pepper abroad are growing every year; in five years, local producers have managed to increase supplies by 45%. As a result, the North African country in 2022 in the world ranking of vegetable exporters took 6th place, while overtaking Turkey. The use of greenhouses allows Moroccan farmers to grow lettuce throughout the year, which accordingly ensures almost year-round export of products. The maximum deliveries of vegetables are carried out, as a rule, from January ...
Source: Eastfruit
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