Spanish avocado growers are upset about Moroccan competition

Our Moroccan News - Abdelmoumen Haj Ali Huff Post reported that Spanish avocado producers complained about Moroccan competition, especially since the tremendous growth witnessed in the crop area in recent years in Morocco has enabled Moroccan farmers to prove themselves as a strong competitor within the European market. According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the area that Morocco allocates to growing avocados has increased from about 1,900 hectares in 2010 to more than 9,000 hectares in 2021, which is equivalent to half of the area that Spain allocates to growing this fruit. Despite this, The productivity of Moroccan fields is much greater than that of Spain, as the latter produced the equivalent of 82.37 tons in 2021, compared to 116.77 tons in Morocco, due to the drought witnessed by the La Axarquia region in Malaga, which is the main avocado growing region in Spain. Avocados are considered one of Morocco's most profitable ...