Every year Egypt and Morocco increase produce exports by nearly $0.6bn or by12% and 8% respectively, which puts them among the top performers by these indicators globally. In fact, in terms of relative fruit and vegetable export growth, Egypt is a global leader followed by Peru, which is 2 percentage points behind Egypt. Morocco with the 8% annual growth rate is the 4th behind Canada and it would have grown faster if it was not for the severe problems with water shortages due to rapid climate change in the recent seasons.
Despite the fact that both Egypt and Morocco are in the North Africa, they are strikingly different in the product focus, marketing approach, logistics and other factors, and can’t even be considered competitors, according to EastFruit. Therefore, they could offer some unique matching opportunities.
Interestingly, most of the import growth in the fresh produce segment in the recent 5 years has been observed in Asian region where demographics and economics open up new opportunities for exporters.
This is why, organizers of Asia Fruit Congress in 2024 held within the framework Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong decided to organize a separate session on the subject “New sourcing opportunities: Egypt and Morocco”.
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“Egypt is already the largest exporter of dates, second largest exporter of oranges and a notable exporter of several other products to ASEAN region. Morocco is already supplying significant volumes of fresh blueberries there and both countries are ready to increase their export volumes and widen the assortment. During the session at Asia Fruit Congress my colleagues from Egypt and Morocco will demonstrate the upcoming sourcing opportunities from these countries that many buyers in Asia often seen to miss. I will also show some interesting discoveries that could help buyers and suppliers match their interests with better precision and help in negotiations”, says Andriy Yarmak, FAO Economist responsible for FAO/EBRD fresh produce export diversification efforts.
We believe that these countries could indeed offer something different and something unique and that’s what the speakers of the session promised to communicate. Please, don’t miss this session, which is going to be held on 6 September 2014 and will start at noon sharp.
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