Seed potato imports from Morocco reach a five-year high

Morocco has a well-organized potato production structure but relies on imports of seed potatoes for it, as reported by EastFruit. Imports of seed potatoes had been growing in Morocco and reached their at least five-year high of 60,000 tonnes in the MY 2022/23! Considering rather large volumes of local production of ware potatoes (it reached record high of 1.64 mln tonnes in 2021), it is not surprising that the demand for high-quality seed potatoes in rather high in Morocco. Thus, Moroccan importers continue to increase imports of seed potatoes, with the season lasting from October to May and peaking in winter. In Morocco, seed potatoes are the second after dates most imported category of fruits and vegetables in volumes and the fifth in the value terms. In the MY 2022/23, Morocco spent more than USD 40 mln on imports of seed potatoes. As regards ware potatoes, Morocco is a net exporter of them, with their exports totaling 54,000 tonnes in 2022. Morocco export of ware potatoes by ...