Morocco purchased a record volume of seed potatoes for 5 years this season

In Morocco, the production of potatoes is widely established, at the same time, the country actively imports seed potatoes, and the volume of imports from abroad is growing, EastFruit reports. Thus, for the 2022/23 season, about 60,000 tons of potatoes were supplied to Moroccan markets for planting - a record volume over the past 5 years. Considering that potatoes are grown in quite large volumes in Morocco (in 2021, a record harvest of 1.64 million tons was harvested in the country), local producers have a need for high-quality seed potatoes. As a result, the country is gradually increasing its purchases of planting material in foreign markets. The import season of these products in Morocco, as a rule, lasts from October to April-May, the peak of supplies falls on the winter period. It should be noted that seed potatoes in Morocco are the second commodities of the horticultural group after dates in terms of import volumes and the fifth in terms of import value. For example, for ...