Pulses in Morocco: New quantitative export restrictions
Morocco
Published Mar 2, 2023
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New quantitative restrictions on the export of legumes (peas, chickpeas, beans, broad beans and lentils), which will now be subject to an export license. This measure intervenes to bring down the prices of these foodstuffs at the local market level before the month of Ramadan. According to an expert in the field, the measure to restrict pulse exports aims to guarantee their availability on the national market at affordable prices for Moroccan consumers before the month of Ramadan. This restriction is related to the law of supply and demand, by restricting exports, supply will be greater than or equal to demand, thus leading to lower prices. However, exporters are concerned about this measure, because it recalls a historical precedent where the consequences have been disastrous, communicates Le360. Indeed, the decision to ban pulse exports in the 1970s had disastrous consequences. Producers have lost their markets to Turkey, leading to the destruction of the entire pulse export ...
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