Morocco: A production record but an uncertain future?

Published 2023년 3월 26일

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Morocco is poised to surpass its avocado export record this season, with a 60% increase compared to the previous season, exporting over 35,000 tons of avocados from July 2022 to January 2023. This growth is due to expanded cultivation areas, increased production, and a rise in producers, with a target to exceed the previous season's total exports of 7,000 tons. Morocco's avocado exports have nearly doubled since 2017-2018, making it the 9th largest global exporter. However, the high water consumption of avocado cultivation, requiring 800 liters of water to produce one kilo, poses a threat to the industry, especially in the face of rainfall deficits and water use rationalization measures in Morocco.

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Morocco is preparing to break a new avocado export record for the current agricultural season, with an expanded cultivated area, an increase in production, a multiplication of producers and a diversification of export destinations. Exports increased by 60% compared to the same period of the previous season, reaching more than 35,000 tons of avocados exported between July 2022 and January 2023. Moroccan exporters now have an easily achievable target of 7,000 tons for exceed the total exports of the previous season, according to the specialized information site EastFruit. In recent years, Moroccan avocado exports have almost doubled, rising from around 22,500 tonnes in 2017-2018 to 42,300 tonnes at the end of the 2021-2022 season. Morocco thus gained three places to become the 9th world exporter of avocados at the end of 2022. Moroccan fruit and vegetable exports brought in nearly 90 million dollars, ranking the avocado in 8th place. While this growth is spectacular, it is not ...

Source: Agrimaroc