Morocco: In parallel with the increase in demand, the prices of beans and lentils continue to rise

The prices of cottonseed, which are very popular in the winter season, continued to rise in the Moroccan market, as this is explained by the level reached by these products in the global market. Aziz Watheeq, Secretary of the wholesale market for grains and legumes in Casablanca, revealed that the prices of legumes are on a daily basis, with an upward curve, and it is expected that they will continue to increase due to the instability of the global market, which Morocco deals with. Watheeq stated that this increase in prices affected, in particular, the materials that Morocco imports from Canada, and the prices of imported lentils come at the forefront, the price of which settled in the range of 11.50 dirhams, to be sold at 14 dirhams in the installment markets. While the wholesale price of local lentils ranges between 10 and 11 dirhams, depending on the quality, to be sold to the Moroccan consumer directly at 13 and 14 dirhams, according to the prices approved in the Moroccan ...