Algeria wants to start exporting cherry tomatoes to the EU

Algerian cherry tomatoes are ready to make their grand debut on European markets. Supported by local investors, Algeria is launching into the battle for the cherry tomato market, until now dominated by the Netherlands, Morocco and Spain. After gaining experience in the national market, Algerian companies such as the Souakri group decided to take on the challenge of exporting to Europe. With ambitious agricultural projects, these investors see the European market as a lucrative opportunity, but also as fierce competition. Currently, only a few Algerian investors have taken the risk of launching into the large-scale production of cherry tomatoes, among them Tahraoui and the Souakri group, specifies AgriAlgerie.com. The latter, with its project in El Meghaier, recently displayed its ambitions in this area. With an area of 1,000 hectares dedicated to the cultivation of cherry tomatoes, the Souakri group has invested nearly $750 million to conquer the markets of the EU, Russia and the ...