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The world’s total orange production for the 2019/20 season is projected to drop 11% to 47.5 million tons due to unfavourable growing conditions in Brazil, Egypt, the European Union, and Morocco, according to USDA data. As a result, consumption, fruit for processing, and fresh exports are also expected to plummet.
Wed 05/02/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Spanish imports of fresh fruits and vegetables totalled 2.34 million tons from January to September 2019, according to the latest Fepex data. The share of imports from the EU has […]
Thu 19/12/2019 by Alexandra Sautois
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Morocco’s 2019-2020 citrus crop is estimated to slump 40% to 1.56 million tons, according to L’Economiste. The greatest hit is to the smaller fruits for export. The fall in production […]
Thu 05/12/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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A week after progress was made to establishing a Morocco-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA), a protocol has been signed between the two countries allowing the North African country to ship […]
Thu 12/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The first Morocco Berry Conference (MBC) will be held in Agadir on 5th December 2019. This will be the first time that Agriconferences focuses on the berry sector. Berry professionals […]
Wed 28/08/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
Morocco’s 2018 citrus harvest was somewhat disappointing, according to official data. Average prices were up from 2017, but still barely covered costs of production, packaging, freight and marketing. The situation […]
Wed 31/07/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Morocco’s 2019 melon crop is expected to be large and with good quality, despite a slight dip in surface area in Dakhla and late plantations, according to Medfel data. The […]
Wed 22/05/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
Morocco’s 2018/19 citrus production is estimated at 2.6 million tons, up 18% from last season. The mandarin crop is expected to rise 14% to 1.35 million tons, and the orange […]
Thu 13/12/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Morocco’s farmers are increasingly moving away from tomatoes towards other crops, like bell peppers and blueberries. This comes as a response to the effects of last season’s drought and cold […]
Tue 06/11/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Aphidoletes aphidimyza is a key weapon in aphid pest control. This tiny gall midge is positively thriving at Biobest’s new state-of-the-art production site in Morocco, leaving the group well placed […]
Thu 13/09/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Morocco’s citrus production in MY 2017/18 recovered from an early season drought. With improved weather conditions, the country’s mandarin forecast rose from 1 million tons to 1.2 million tons, while […]
Mon 02/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The municipal council of Castro del Rio has asked the Spanish government to restrict olive tree imports from Morocco due to the “serious” phytosanitary threat they represent. For several years […]
Mon 11/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
