Moroccan lettuce exports to France reach record high in Q1 2023

Published 2023년 6월 26일

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Morocco has seen a significant increase in its fresh lettuce exports to France, reaching record highs in the first three months of 2023. This follows a three-year break in exporting fresh lettuce to the UK, with Morocco now exporting about 90 tonnes to the UK in January-March. These developments come as Morocco focuses on diversifying its agricultural exports and finding new markets, particularly in light of challenges in the Russian market and difficulties in trade with the EU post-Brexit.

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Morocco continues to increase its fresh lettuce exports to France, with the volumes in the first three months of the current year reaching record highs, according to EastFruit. In addition, Morocco also exported fresh lettuce to the UK for the first time after a three-year break. As previously reported by EastFruit, Morocco keeps raising and diversifying its agricultural exports, inclusive of fresh lettuce. In 2018-2019, Morocco exported about 900 tonnes of fresh lettuce annually, with the Russian Federation accounting for the largest part of those volumes. However, exports to Russia fell sharply in 2020 and amounted almost to zero in 2021. As a result, this has negatively affected total export volumes, which, however, have again started growing since 2021. After reducing fresh lettuce exports to Russia, Morocco has focused on the French market, which could be considered a rather interesting alternative. France is one of the key importers of fresh lettuce globally and ranks second ...

Source: Hortidaily