Morocco: Tomato prices continue to decline in the largest wholesale market in the south

According to identical sources of fruit and vegetable traders, tomato prices have witnessed a significant decline since last Friday morning. According to the data, the prices of tomatoes fell by up to 70 percent, as the price of the box moved from 300 dirhams to 100 dirhams, with the possibility of its price dropping further in the next few days. Traders link the drop in tomato prices to the abundance of supply, which far exceeded what was available during the past weeks, as most farmers directed their products towards the wholesale market and the rest of the other markets, after these tomatoes ripened in large quantities. The relative rise in temperature in the Souss-Massa region, especially the Chtouka Basin, which includes many farms specialized in the production of tomatoes, has led to rapid ripening, unlike the past days when the region was known for continuous rains and a large frost wave, which contributed to The late ripening of tomatoes, and consequently the lack of ...