Morocco’s agriculture sector maintains a steady pace in terms of exports, moving from MAD 17.1 billion ( nearly $1.90 billion) in 2010 to MAD 40 billion last season ( nearly $4.45 billion).
The increase concerned tomatoes exports and citrus fruits. The minister said Morocco’s exports of tomates totalled 260,000 tonnes by January, representing an increase of 1%.
Exports of citrus fruits until January amounted to 286,300, representing an increase of 12%.
Morocco also exported 477,800 tonnes of processed agricultural products, excluding sugar and derivatives. This area represents an increase of 12% compared to a year earlier.
Until January, Morocco’s exports of processed fruits included 69,800 tonnes of frozen strawberries, 21,000 tonnes of fruit juice and nectar, 813,300 tonnes of exports of fishing procuts.