Morocco overtakes Europe as the leader in tomato exports: “It surpasses agreements”

Published 2025년 1월 19일

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Morocco has surpassed Spain as the leading exporter of tomatoes from the European Union, now exporting more than twice the agreed limit and causing significant damage to the Spanish tomato sector. The majority of Moroccan tomatoes are exported to France, with Spanish and French companies playing a notable role in the production. The agricultural association, Coag, has called attention to the violation of export agreements and the lack of payment for tariff rates, amounting to 14 million euros annually. In response, Coag is advocating for the suspension of the free trade agreement, which they believe fails to obtain consent from Western Sahara and should therefore be declared illegal.
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In 2024, Morocco took over from Spain the leadership in the export of tomatoes from the European Union. However, it has now gone a step further, because, as Coag warns, "Morocco already exports more tomatoes than Europe as a whole." As a result, the agricultural association denounces that Morocco "is exporting twice as much as is dictated in the agreements." Morocco's tomato exports mainly go to France. "Right now, Morocco will export about 500,000 tons of tomatoes. And around 300,000 tons arrive in France, so this country has positioned itself as the gateway for Moroccan tomatoes to Europe. While in Spain we are around 100,000 tons; however, we are a main producing country and this means a lot," Andrés Góngora, from Coag, explained to OKDIARIO. But the problem is not the Moroccan farmers, but the European companies that have set up shop there. “They are mainly French and Spanish companies,” said Andrés Góngora. Damage to Spanish production The volume of tomato exports by Morocco ...
Source: Agromeat

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