The prices of the date varieties most popular with Moroccan consumers “will not record significant increases” during the next month of Ramadan, professionals indicated, specifying that these increases will not exceed 10% and that the prices of Mejhoul varieties and Faqous should remain stable. However, they underline a “clear decline” in the supply of local dates this year due to the persistent drought which has hit the kingdom for six years, the fires which have ravaged hectares of oases, and the floods which have destroyed tonnes of dates. According to professionals, the price of the “Mejhoul” variety should not exceed 120 dirhams. That of the Faqous variety will range between 40 and 60 dirhams depending on the quality.
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A production of 103,000 tonnes of dates is expected this 2024-2025 season, according to estimates from the Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, which represents a “drop of 10% per year”. compared to the production of the 2023-2024 agricultural season (115,000 tonnes)”. In terms of imports, Morocco purchased, between March 2023 and October 2024, 103,000 tonnes of dates from several countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia, according to the platform specialized in EastFruit. Last November, at the start of this season, the kingdom imported 24.2% of Tunisian dates.
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