U.S. to potentially import eggplant from Morocco

Published 2021년 4월 19일

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The USDA's APHIS has released a pest risk assessment for fresh eggplant imports from Morocco, open for public comment until May 28, 2021. This comes as Moroccan eggplant exports, primarily to Mauritania, Spain, and France, have doubled from 2019 to 2020. Meanwhile, the U.S., which imported 15.5% of the world's eggplant supplies in 2019, mainly from Mexico, Honduras, and Canada, is reviewing the potential of adding Morocco to its eggplant import list.

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The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has drafted a pest risk assessment for imports of fresh eggplant (Solanum melongena) from Morocco. The document is available to review until May 28, 2021. Moroccan exports of this commodity doubled from 2019 to 2020, according to data from the International Trade Centre. In 2020, Morocco's eggplant exports largely went to Mauritania with almost 3,500 metric tons (MT), Spain at 250MT and France with 260MT. Export values to Mauritania were US$808,000, to Spain they were $398,000 and France at $230,000. In 2019 the United States import of eggplants represented 15.5 percent of world imports for this product. The ...

Source: Fresh Fruit Portal