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

Published 2023년 2월 15일

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The Moroccan government has temporarily banned the export of onions, potatoes, and tomatoes to African countries to address the surge in the prices of these commodities in local markets. This decision has been met with opposition by Moroccan exporters, who argue that it will damage their reputation and disrupt their commitments to partners. However, the government has permitted trucks with tomatoes already at the Guergarat border crossing to pass. A commission will be set up to evaluate the impact of Moroccan tomato exports on local market prices in sub-Saharan Africa.

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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. “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 ...

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