Morocco quadruples export of frozen strawberries to Japan

Curiously, Moroccan exports to Japan had a negative trend just a few years ago. However, they have almost quadrupled in the last three years, generating revenues of more than $6 million in the 2022/23 campaign. Previously, frozen strawberries were exported from Morocco to Japan usually in spring, while in other months the volumes were negligible or even zero. In the 2022/23 campaign, Moroccan exporters managed for the first time to be present in the Japanese market throughout the year. Japan is one of the largest importers of frozen strawberries in the world and ranks ninth in the respective list of countries. Japan is also the second largest importer of this product in Asia, after China. In turn, China is a large exporter of frozen strawberries and represents the most important part of the Japanese market for imported frozen strawberries. However, Japan tends to import fewer frozen strawberries from China, while imports from Morocco continue to grow. Thus, Morocco's participation ...