Mangoes, bananas, avocados, pineapples, plums, and watermelons – which fruits did Morocco increase in imports in 2023?

Morocco is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of fresh fruit, often ranking among the top suppliers of certain fruits and berries. However, for some fruit items the country still relies on imports based on its climatic characteristics or the level of domestic production. EastFruit proposes to sum up the results of 2023 and see in which segments Morocco has actively increased its fruit imports over the past year. At the end of the entire calendar year 2023, imports of fresh fruits into Morocco reached a record high of 123 thousand tons, and its volumes have grown annually since 2020, when demand for imported fruits in the country fell sharply due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related her restrictions and prohibitions. However, compared to the previous year, Morocco's fresh fruit imports increased only slightly, as in 2022 the figure was 121 thousand tons. In 2023, for the first time, bananas became the leader in fresh fruit imports into Morocco, with a record import ...