date:May 29, 2023
African countries, including Morocco, accounted for about 40% of the global production of dates in 2021, according to FAOStat. Nevertheless, as reported by EastFruit, Morocco has never been among the global leaders in exports of dates and even continues to increase its imports!
In 2022, Morocco was the third biggest importer of dates in the world, with only India and Egypt importing more. In addition, dates were the most important category of Moroccos imports of fruits and vegetables in 2022.