The Moroccan fruits and vegetable market is estimated to witness a CAGR of 5.5% during the forecast period of 2016-2025. Morocco's agriculture is the largest in the region, in terms of arable and irrigated land. The temperate climate, quality, and allocation of water resources are some of the dominant features that contribute to the growth of Fruit & Vegetable production in the region. The Agricultural sector including both agriculture as well as agro-industry contributes 19% of the countries GDP. The National policy which is The Green Morocco Plan (Plan Maroc Vert, PMV) enables the Moroccon agriculture in terms of high productivity by encouraging the private investments, improving the export opportunity and modernizing the agriculture. According to FAO, agriculture produces witnessed a growth of 27%, along with a 4% increase in exports in 2018, compared to the previous year despite the late rainfall.
Key Market Trends
The Green Morocco Plan by the Government
The national policy, the Green Morocco Plan (Plan Maroc Vert, PMV), enables the Moroccon agriculture in terms of high productivity by encouraging the private investments, improving the export opportunity and modernizing the agriculture. It aims at doubling agriculture's share in GDP and increase the export of fruits and vegetables. It also attracts an annual investment of around 10 billion dirhams (MAD), from domestic as well as foreign investors while focusing on sustaining Moroccan agriculture. This support from the government is expected to drive the Moroccan agriculture market towards sustained growth.
Global export of Fruits & Vegetables
The ideal geographic location of Morocco is a substantial export platform to the European Union, the United States, Russia, and Africa. Fresh fruits and vegetables belong to the top five export categories, which represent around 95% of the exported fresh goods. It exports around 50 types of fruits and vegetables among which the citrus fruits form the largest category of export followed by tomatoes, bean, pepper, melons, berries, etc. Around 34% of the total citrus fruit produced in the region is exported and the remaining 66% is consumed domestically. About 560,000 metric tons of citrus fruits and 450,000 metric tons of tomatoes are expected to be exported during 2017-18. Citrus varieties that are grown in the region include oranges, clementine, mandarin, lemons, and grapefruits. Morocco benefitted from the decline in the quality of Spanish oranges in 2016-17, as the export rate increased by 29% over a year and reach a value of 120,000 metric ton.
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Key Market Trends
The Green Morocco Plan by the Government
The national policy, the Green Morocco Plan (Plan Maroc Vert, PMV), enables the Moroccon agriculture in terms of high productivity by encouraging the private investments, improving the export opportunity and modernizing the agriculture. It aims at doubling agriculture's share in GDP and increase the export of fruits and vegetables. It also attracts an annual investment of around 10 billion dirhams (MAD), from domestic as well as foreign investors while focusing on sustaining Moroccan agriculture. This support from the government is expected to drive the Moroccan agriculture market towards sustained growth.
Global export of Fruits & Vegetables
The ideal geographic location of Morocco is a substantial export platform to the European Union, the United States, Russia, and Africa. Fresh fruits and vegetables belong to the top five export categories, which represent around 95% of the exported fresh goods. It exports around 50 types of fruits and vegetables among which the citrus fruits form the largest category of export followed by tomatoes, bean, pepper, melons, berries, etc. Around 34% of the total citrus fruit produced in the region is exported and the remaining 66% is consumed domestically. About 560,000 metric tons of citrus fruits and 450,000 metric tons of tomatoes are expected to be exported during 2017-18. Citrus varieties that are grown in the region include oranges, clementine, mandarin, lemons, and grapefruits. Morocco benefitted from the decline in the quality of Spanish oranges in 2016-17, as the export rate increased by 29% over a year and reach a value of 120,000 metric ton.
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- The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION
4 MARKET DYNAMICS
5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
6 INTERNATIONAL TRADE & PRICE SCENARIOS
7 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
Methodology
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