Exports of canned olives from Morocco fell to almost a historic low in the 2022/23 season

Based on the results of the 2022/23 season (November-October), Morocco exported almost the minimum volume of canned olives over the last decade, EastFruit reports. The olive crisis in the Mediterranean has not spared this country either, and Morocco even introduced a ban on the export of olive oil last fall in order to stabilize prices on the domestic market. In the segment of canned olives, in addition to the fall in exports, it is worth noting the establishment of a historical record for the import of these products into the Moroccan market. From November 2022 to October 2023, Moroccan exporters sold 82 thousand tons of canned olives, i.e. almost a third less than the previous season. This figure is very close to the 10-year minimum, because the export volume fell to 76 thousand tons in the 2014/15 season alone. Meanwhile, imports of canned olives to Morocco in the 2022/23 season increased almost 11 times to 3 thousand tons, although before that it rarely exceeded 500 tons! ...