Morocco ranks second in the world as an importer of dates

Published 2024년 6월 25일

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Morocco's date imports for the 2023/24 season remained steady at 103,000 tonnes, similar to the previous season, but there are factors that could lead to a slight decrease from the 2022/23 season. These factors include a 7% increase in local date production and the peak import occurring in February 2024, which could result in lower volumes for the rest of the season. Despite these factors, Morocco remains the second largest date importer in the world. The main sources of import are the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria, with Egypt seeing a significant increase in exports to Morocco, setting a record in the 2022/23 season and already exceeding it for the current season.

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Morocco, one of the world's largest importers of dates, continues to post impressive import figures for the 2023/24 season. According to the EastFruit report, between October 2023 and March 2024, Morocco imported 103,000 tonnes of dates, a volume almost equivalent to that of the same period of the previous season. This quantity also exceeds the average imports of the three previous seasons. However, despite these robust figures, several factors could lead to a slight drop in imports compared to the 2022/23 season. First of all, local date production in Morocco saw a significant increase of 7% in 2023, reaching 115,000 tonnes according to estimates from the Ministry of Agriculture. This increase in internal production reduces the need to import. Second, date imports are strongly influenced by the Ramadan calendar, when date consumption reaches its peak. In 2024, the peak import occurred in February, which could mean that volumes for the remaining months of the season will be lower ...

Source: Agrimaroc