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Moroccan onions are very popular in West Africa

Fresh Onion
Vegetables
Morocco
Published May 21, 2023

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In the last nine months of the current year (June 2022 – February 2023), Morocco has already exported more than 65,000 tons of onions, more than the whole of the previous year 2021/2022 (60 000 tons). Moreover, Moroccan onion exports have seen a six-fold increase in the last five years!

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Onions must be mentioned as one of the most exported categories of vegetables in Morocco. In 2022, onions were the third most exported vegetable from Morocco after tomatoes and peppers. Onion exports generally peak in July-August and then decline until February. The geography of Moroccan onion exports has also changed in recent years. During the year 2017/2018, Moroccan exporters were mainly concentrated in Mauritania, Ivory Coast and some other African countries. In addition, around a third of onion export volumes had the Netherlands as a destination according to East-Fruit. To date, the Netherlands accounts for only 6% of total onion exports from Morocco. Meanwhile, the shares of Senegal, Mauritania and Mali have increased significantly, reaching 16%, 26% and 28% respectively. Morocco is now the largest exporter of onions to Mali and ranks second among onion suppliers to Senegal and Mauritania. Thus, onion exports from Morocco are currently focused on West Africa, or rather ...
Source: Agrimaroc
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