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Morocco ramps up onion exports despite severe drought

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Vegetables
Morocco
Published May 18, 2023

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Despite the fact that in the summer of 2022 Morocco faced the worst drought in three decades, this North African country continues to increase its exports of onions, reports EastFruit. So, for the 2021/22 season (June-May), Morocco exported almost 60 thousand tons of vegetables. And even taking into account the fact that the current 2022/23 season is not over yet, local farmers managed to deliver a record number of their products to foreign markets - as of February, more than 65 thousand tons.

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Thus, the volume of sales over the past five years has increased by almost 6 times! It should be noted that onions are one of the most important export categories for the country; in terms of tonnage of deliveries in 2022, the product took 3rd place in the total export of Moroccan vegetables after tomatoes and lettuce peppers. The peak of onion exports falls on July-August, and from February, as a rule, supplies become minimal. See also: Imports with a twist – Morocco has increased its purchase of raisins by more than 20 times in 5 years! The ratio in the geography of vegetable exports has changed somewhat in recent years. Thus, in the 2017/18 season, Moroccan onions were mainly supplied to Mauritania, Côte d'Ivoire, and some other African countries, in addition, 30% of the total volume was sent to the Netherlands, a country that itself occupies a leading position in the rating of onion exporters . Today, as can be seen from the graph, exports to the Netherlands account for about ...
Source: Eastfruit
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