Morocco is the second importer of dates in the world

The specialized EastFruit platform revealed that Morocco leads the world in importing dates. According to the same source, Morocco is the second largest importer of dates in the world after India. She stated that 90% of the dates that Morocco imports come from four countries: the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria. The United Arab Emirates leads the countries exporting dates to Morocco, but during the current season, and thanks to the active growth in total exports, Egypt may surpass the Emirates in the Moroccan market, according to the same source. She noted that Morocco set a record for date exports to Morocco during the 2022/23 season, as it exported 33,000 tons of dates to the Moroccan market in the period from October 2023 to March 2024. According to the same source, Morocco is considered a major importer of dates, and has imported record quantities this season 2023/24. The “East Fruit” platform reported that during the period between October 2023 and March ...