Continued upward trend for Morocco’s tomato exports

According to EastFruit, Morocco is reinforcing the upward trend in greenhouse tomato exports this year after the industry recovered from the autumn 2023 crisis. From January to July, Morocco’s tomato exports remained at record levels, with the country having already shipped 424,000 tonnes of produce to international markets.

This figure represents a 16% increase compared to the average January-July export volume over the past five years, with the closest comparable figure being 414,000 tonnes in 2022. During this period, Morocco set monthly export records in January, March and July. Final export figures for 2024 will largely depend on autumn developments and the impact of less than ideal summer weather conditions.

About half of Morocco’s tomato exports went to France, with the remaining volumes distributed mainly between EU countries, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. It is noteworthy that Germany made the greatest progress in importing Moroccan tomatoes: 25,000 tons were shipped in the first seven months of this year, compared to 21,000 tons in the whole of last year.

Read more at East Fruit.