Morocco imported over 36,000 tons of bananas in 2024, marking a 28.8% increase from the previous year and double the volume of 2022. This surge, according to data compiled by EastFruit, comes as local production fell to 309,000 tons in 2023, a 7.5% decline due to reduced cultivated areas. While Ecuador and Costa Rica were once Morocco’s main suppliers, Spain and Portugal have gained a growing share of the market, exporting the same banana varieties found locally. Imports peak from July
Las autoridades sanitarias de Ámsterdam han intensificado sus esfuerzos para alertar a las familias que planean viajar a Marruecos durante las vacaciones de mayo, debido a un significativo brote de sarampión en el país, según reporta De Telegraaf este miércoles. En el barrio de Nieuw-West en Ámsterdam, los casos de sarampión han aumentado de 20 a 32 en solo una semana, extendiéndose más allá de la escuela primaria
Les autorités sanitaires d'Amsterdam intensifient leurs efforts pour informer les familles envisageant de se rendre au Maroc pendant les vacances de mai, en raison d'une importante épidémie de rougeole dans le pays, rapporte De Telegraaf ce mercredi. Le nombre de cas de rougeole dans le quartier de Nieuw-West à Amsterdam a grimpé de 20 à 32 en une semaine, l'épidémie s'étendant désormais au-delà de l'école
Health authorities in Amsterdam are ramping up efforts to warn families traveling to Morocco for the May holiday amid a significant measles outbreak in the country, reported De Telegraaf on Wednesday. The number of measles cases in the city’s Nieuw-West district has risen from 20 to 32 in the past week, with infections now spreading beyond the initial outbreak at a primary school. Amsterdam Alderman for Health, Alexander Scholtes, expressed deep concern over the growing number of cases,
On Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Tagounite, a commune in the Zagora Province, a military patrol conducting a border control mission was involved in a serious incident. The patrol was pursuing a four-wheel-drive vehicle loaded with hashish when it was deliberately rammed by the fleeing vehicle. According to the official Facebook page of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, the incident resulted in the deaths of Corporals Faisal Moujahid and Mohammed Hassnaoui, who succumbed to their injuries
Cette année, la saison des myrtilles au Maroc a pris du retard, avec un pic de récolte attendue en avril et mai, soit presque un mois plus tard qu'à l'accoutumée. «Nous verrons une évolution des récoltes dans les semaines à venir, et nous atteindrons des volumes de pointe en avril et mai», a déclaré Amine Bennani, président de l'Association marocaine des producteurs de fruits rouges, lors d'une interview avec
Este año, la temporada de arándanos en Marruecos ha experimentado un retraso, con el pico de cosecha previsto para abril y mayo, casi un mes más tarde de lo acostumbrado. «En las próximas semanas, veremos cómo evolucionan las cosechas y alcanzaremos los volúmenes máximos en abril y mayo», afirmó Amine Bennani, presidente de la Asociación Marroquí de Productores de Frutos Rojos, en una entrevista con Fresh
In an apparent move to preempt the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the Spanish Football Federation has invited Real Madrid youth player Thiago Pitarch, who has Moroccan roots, to join a training camp for Spain’s under-18 national team. According to Spanish media reports, Pitarch, whose grandfather is from Al Hoceima, is known for his tactical versatility, allowing him to play as an advanced midfielder, a playmaker, and even as a false left winger. He has been called up to the Spain
The National Action Group for Palestine has called for a national solidarity march in support of the Palestinian people and against genocide, set to take place in Rabat on Sunday, April 13, 2025. The march will begin at 10 a.m. at Bab El Had and proceed towards Bab er-Rouah. In a statement, the group described the march as «a continuation of the popular mobilization in which the Moroccan people have engaged to support the Palestinian struggle against occupation, aggression, and
Morocco's blueberry season has been delayed this year, with the peak harvest now expected in April and May—almost a month later than usual. «We'll be seeing more and more harvests in the coming weeks, and we'll reach peak volume levels in April and May», said Amine Bennani, President of the Moroccan Association of Soft Fruit Producers, in an interview with Fresh Plaza. He attributed the delay to «unsuitable temperatures for blueberries in the north of the country in