Morocco has dramatically revived its potato exports during the ongoing 2024-2025 season after five years of steady decline, according to EastFruit, an agriculture-focused news website.
As Issam Toutate reports for Morocco World News, the North African country shipped 42,900 tons of consumer potatoes worth $14.9 million between July 2024 and May 2025.
This volume marks a 5.7-fold increase compared to the previous season and represents 1.5 times more than the 2022-2023 campaign. EastFruit’s report attributed this recovery to renewed trade with West African countries and sustained European demand.
Morocco’s potato export industry hit rock bottom in the 2023-2024 season, when the country shipped only 7,400 tons. This dramatic drop caused Morocco to fall from 28th to 67th place among global potato exporters.
The decline began after the country’s peak export year of 2018-2019, when the country shipped nearly 100,000 tons. Year after year, export volumes shrank as Morocco lost market share to competitors.
Source: Morocco World News
Image: Credit Morocco World News
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