Morocco: The prickly pear is no longer the fruit of the poor, the price of a single piece reaches 8 dirhams

Many citizens were surprised by the record high prices of prickly pear (Indian) with the onset of summer, a neighborhood in which they are in high demand. The price of each of them ranged between 6 and 8 dirhams, which caused dissatisfaction among lovers of this fruit, which had long been called “the fruit of the poor.” What is strange and strange is that excellent commercial markets offer “Indian” at sky-high prices, as one kilogram, for example, in the “La Belle Vie” market reaches 240 dirhams. A number of citizens considered that this fruit was no longer available to poor groups and all Moroccans, after it was available at affordable prices for everyone. Sellers attributed the high price of “Indian” to the destruction of a number of prickly pear crops due to the cochineal insect, in addition to the demand for it and its use ...