High prices inflame the trade in vegetables and fruits in Morocco

Fruits

Vegetables

Morocco

Sustainability & Environmental Impact

Market & Price Trends

Published Nov 12, 2023

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The prices of vegetables and fruits in Morocco are rising steadily due to several factors, including drought, increased production costs, and multiple intermediaries. The Association of Vegetable and Fruit Producers and Exporters held a meeting with the guardian ministry to address the issue, particularly the high prices of tomatoes. There are concerns that the high prices will continue in the coming months if the decline in production in Morocco continues.

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Al-Numan Al-Yalawi The prices of vegetables and fruits are witnessing a steady rise, preceded by a rise in the prices of meat, poultry and eggs, as the cheapest type currently costs more than 8 dirhams per kilogram. This concerns carrots and turnips, while the prices of potatoes, tomatoes and onions range between 8 and 12 dirhams, while the prices of the rest exceed the mentioned threshold. Vegetable and fruit sector professionals believe that the current high prices are due to a combination of several factors, most notably the drought that the Kingdom has experienced over the past months, which led to a decline in the yield of agricultural lands, as well as an increase in the prices of fuel, fertilizers and seeds, which was directly reflected in the cost of production, in addition to the multiplicity of Intermediaries before the product reaches the final consumer. In the same context, sources from the Association of Vegetable and Fruit Producers and Exporters indicated that the ...

Source: جريدة الأخبار المغربية