Morocco keeps expanding its presence in the global blueberry market, with the United Arab Emirates as one of the most rapidly growing directions, reports EastFruit. In the MY 2022/23 (July-June) Morocco headed the list of the blueberry suppliers to the UAE, having outstripped South Africa.
It is worth mentioning that Morocco has previously not exported blueberries to the UAE in large quantities. However, the steps of searching for alternative markets outside Europe taken by Moroccan growers turned out to be successful, and Moroccan blueberries appeared in the Middle East market, including the UAE.
In the MY 2020/21, Morocco shipped just 211 tonnes of blueberries to the UAE market. Then the export volumes tripled and reached 982 tonnes valued at $6.3 mln in the MY 2022/23.
For more information: east-fruit.com
