Morocco is increasing the export of asparagus, while expanding the geography of supplies

Published 2023년 6월 29일

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Over the past few years, the export of asparagus from Morocco has been steadily increasing, with the volume of supplies almost doubling in the last five years. While asparagus is not a major export for Morocco, it provides an opportunity for the country to explore new markets and expand its export geography. Moroccan exporters primarily focus on the Spanish market, but they have recently begun exporting to other European countries such as Germany, the UK, and the Netherlands, leading to a growth in the export of Moroccan asparagus.

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For several years, the export of asparagus from Morocco has been growing, the volume of supplies over the five years has increased by almost 2.5 times, according to EastFruit. Moreover, for three consecutive seasons, Moroccan asparagus was supplied only to the Spanish markets, however, starting from the 2021/22 season, exporters managed to expand the geography of sales, today the vegetable from Morocco is already imported to several European countries. It should be noted that asparagus is not one of the most important export categories for Morocco, such as, for example, tomatoes or salad peppers. In the world ranking of exporters of this vegetable, Morocco ranks 19th. Rather, asparagus is a niche crop for the North African country and provides an opportunity to develop new export markets. For the 2022/23 season, local producers shipped 500 tons of their products abroad, and export earnings amounted to more than $1 million. USA. See also: Morocco purchased a record volume of seed ...

Source: Eastfruit