Morocco expects 29% increase in citrus production

Morocco forecasts a significant increase in fruit production, especially citrus during the 2020-2021 season, despite the difficult weather conditions marked by the long drought experienced throughout 2020. According to estimates by the Ministry of Agriculture, citrus production will increase by 29% compared to the previous season. This sharp increase is in part due to the planting of new crops of orange, lemon or tangerine as part of the Plan Maroc Vert agricultural strategy, which has boosted the country's agricultural production in general over the past decade. In addition to citrus fruits, one of the flagship products of Moroccan agricultural exports, dates will ...