Morocco: These are the reasons for the high prices of tomatoes, and the government expects them to drop before Ramadan

During these weeks, tomato prices increased in most Moroccan markets, as the price per kilogram reached 9 dirhams, after it was sold for 5 dirhams before. Forecasts The government expected a decrease in tomato prices during the coming weeks, and attributed the reason for this rise to the cold wave that the Kingdom experienced, which affected the crops of some vegetables, especially tomatoes. Tomatoes are among the vegetables that are widely consumed throughout the year in Morocco, and the demand for them is high, especially during the month of Ramadan. A number of professionals from the producers and exporters of vegetables and fruits link the recent increase in tomato prices to interrelated factors, expecting prices to return to their normal level, before the advent of Ramadan. Al-Aris Al-Sarghini, advisor to the Moroccan Association of Producers and Exporters of Vegetables and Fruits, confirms that the severe cold wave that Morocco has experienced during the past weeks was among ...