Red fruits production: Morocco snatches the first place from Spain

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The Moroccan red fruit sector excels to the point of becoming the most competitive globally due to the many opportunities and varieties of products it offers. Morocco thus takes the lead of the world peloton in the red fruit sector until then occupied by Spain.

Morocco, where the production of red fruits is booming, has overtaken Spain because of the delay experienced by the latter in terms of innovations and planting new varieties, indicates a Dutch company reported by AgriMaroc .

According to the specialized media, Morocco has intensified its production of red fruits taking advantage of favorable climatic conditions to vary its crops. In addition to the plurality of varieties, the value for money of Moroccan berries is excellent, the same source points out.

“Moroccan red fruits are beautiful, sweet, crunchy and juicy and the value for money of Moroccan berries is excellent,” she insists before further emphasizing that Moroccan farmers are diversifying their techniques and means of cultivation.

In terms of berry cultivation at the national level, the region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra leads the way with an area of ​​4,360 hectares dedicated to red fruits, including 2,400 strawberries, 1,200 blueberries, 700 raspberries, the 60 the remainder being allocated to other types of red fruits.