Morocco sees its fruits and vegetables exports to the UK increase following Brexit

Morocco has seen its fruit and vegetables exports to the UK increase following the enactment of Brexit, report says. After the UK withdrew from the EU in 2020, British importers shifted their focus to countries like Morocco and Egypt, international information-analytical platform EastFruit concluded on Sunday.

While EU horticultural sector imports to the UK decreased due to «more intricate import protocols», exports from Morocco increased.

«Notably, Egypt and Morocco have demonstrated the most substantial growth in their export volumes to the UK», EastFruit explained. «From 2018 to 2022, the UK’s importation of fresh, dried, and frozen Egyptian produce expanded by 150%, while Moroccan goods saw an almost threefold increase», it added.

Numbers suggest that in 2022, the UK spent $542 million on Moroccan vegetables and fruits. The first nine months of 2023 have already seen Morocco export $450 million worth of fruits and vegetables to the country.

Morocco’s exports to the UK mostly include greenhouse tomatoes, mandarins and berries increasingly. The UK spent $204 million last year expenditure on Moroccan raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and garden strawberries, $208 million on tomatoes and $47 million on tangerine.

Morocco also exports to the UK sweet peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflowers, watermelons, and avocados.