Morocco leads the list of the largest exporters of raspberries to the UK

Currently, Morocco has considerably increased its raspberry exports to the UK market. Exports of fresh raspberries from Morocco to the United Kingdom have multiplied by 40 in just three years and reached 15,800 tons in the 2022/23 campaign. Those volumes have brought Morocco $86 million in revenue and its status as the leading supplier of fresh raspberries to the UK market. Just a few years ago, Moroccan raspberries were available in the UK in extremely limited quantities, and exports in the 2017/18 season were nil. However, the situation changed after Brexit. British importers were actively looking for new alternative sellers and Moroccan exporters were successful in filling that niche. By the way, the UK was the fifth largest importer of fresh raspberries in the world in 2022. Morocco has been increasing both its export volumes to the United Kingdom and its share of the British market. Morocco accounted for just 1.5% of total fresh raspberry imports into the UK just three years ...