Morocco outperforms US to become 4th largest blueberry exporter worldwide

Published Mar 19, 2023

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Morocco has emerged as the fourth largest exporter of blueberries in the world, with exports reaching 53,000 tonnes in 2022, as per East Fruit. Despite the Netherlands surpassing Morocco's exports in 11 months last year, when considering re-exports, the actual figure is expected to be lower. Meanwhile, strawberry exports are among the top 10 exports from Morocco, with the country seeing a 17% increase in fresh strawberry exports in 2022, amounting to 22,400 tonnes. The UAE and Qatar were key buyers, while the US imported nearly half of Morocco's strawberry export supply.

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Morocco’s berry production is one of the country’s key contributors to the agricultural sector. Rabat - Morocco has outperformed the US becoming the fourth largest blueberry exporter in the world. Data from East Fruit said that Morocco exported 53,000 tonnes of blueberries in 2022. Peru was the largest exporter of fresh blueberries last year, with 277,000 tonnes, followed by Chile (105,000 tonnes) and Spain (87,000). Despite Morocco’s leading position in blueberry exports, the Netherlands exported more blueberries than the North African country in 11 months of last year, the same source said. “It should be noted that the exports from the Netherlands in 11 months of last year were higher than that of Morocco, having amounted to 104 000 tonnes,” East Fruit reported. Elaborating on the data, the news outlet said: “However, if we take into account the volume of re-exports, the real result of the Netherlands will be much lower since it imported 130 000 tonnes of fresh blueberries ...

Source: MoroccoWorldNews