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The Moroccan government prohibits the export of tomatoes, onions and potatoes to Africa

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Published Feb 15, 2023

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Moroccan exporters denounced today that the Government of the Maghreb country has prohibited the export of onions, potatoes and tomatoes to African countries as a measure to deal with the increase in the prices of these foods. The president of the Moroccan Association of Exporters to Africa, Mohamed Zemrani, explained to EFE that this measure was verbally communicated to exporters by the Ministry of Agriculture.

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“We have commitments with our partners and they will stop trusting us. This damages our reputation." “They called us last Tuesday to ask us to suspend the export of onions and potatoes. We have no problem with that. However, they called us again the next day to suspend the export of tomatoes," he said. In addition, he added that “we have commitments to our partners and they will stop trusting us. This damages our reputation." His association does not accept the suspension of tomato exports due to the great losses that this measure can cause to professionals. “We have commitments with our partners and they will stop trusting us. This hurts our reputation,” he said. He added that after a meeting held today by the professionals with the Minister of Agriculture, Mohamed Sadiki, the Government decided to allow trucks loaded with tomatoes stuck at the Guergarat border crossing, between Mauritania and Western Sahara, to pass through that only route. terrestrial network that connects ...

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