Morocco is a key trendsetter in the Polish tomato market

Published 2024년 9월 19일

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Morocco has emerged as a key player in the Polish greenhouse tomato market, reaching record imports of 22 thousand tons in the first half of 2023, despite weather challenges. Poland, now the eighth largest global importer of greenhouse tomatoes, relies heavily on imports, with the Netherlands, Turkey, Spain, Morocco, and Germany providing 92-95% of the supply. Morocco has been instrumental in setting trends in the cherry tomato segment, influencing the HoReCa sector with its supply standards. An upcoming online training and a trade mission in Warsaw are set to provide insights and opportunities for suppliers in Egypt and Morocco to further penetrate the Eastern European market.

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In recent years, Morocco has not only significantly increased its presence in the Polish greenhouse tomato market, but has also become a real trendsetter there, EastFruit reports. Over the past three years, the annual direct import of tomatoes from Morocco to Poland amounted to 30-36 thousand tons, and in the first half of this year, the presence of Moroccan tomatoes on the Polish market reached a record high. Last year, only direct import of greenhouse tomatoes from Morocco to Poland amounted to about 30 thousand tons, which was slightly lower than in 2021-2022 due to weather problems, but still half the volume of 2019. This year, thanks to the recovery of the greenhouse industry in Morocco, Moroccan exporters have already managed to sell a record 22 thousand tons of tomatoes directly to Poland for January-June. Considering that a significant part of the trade in Moroccan products passes through Spain, Germany, France and the Netherlands, its actual presence on the Polish market ...

Source: Eastfruit