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This report provides an economic and market overview and practical tips for U.S. companies exporting to Morocco.

Post expects Morocco’s Tangerine/mandarin production for MY 2023/24 to reach an estimated 950,000 metric tons, increasing 3 percent over MY 2022/23, orange production should increase by 5 percent over the previous year to 820,000 MT, while lemon/lime production will reach 40,000 MT.

The exporter guide provides an economic and market overview, as well as demographic trends and practical tips to U.S. exporters on how to conduct business in the Netherlands.

This report assesses the agricultural biotechnology sector in the Netherlands, and covers related production, trade, and policies. It includes topics related to genetic engineering and innovative plant, animal, and microbial biotechnologies.

Morocco continues to import agricultural products derived from genetically engineered (GE) technologies for use in animal feed products. No GE products have been developed or commercialized for local production in Morocco. GE products are not allowed for human consumption.

Morocco notified G/SPS/N/MAR/102 on September 29, 2023. The notification concerns Morocco’s draft decree on the quality and safety of marketed sauces.

The notification concerns Morocco’s amending the joint order of the Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests and the Minister of Health and Social Protection No. 1289-22 of 9 Chaoual 1443 (May 10, 2022) fixing the list of microbiologically highly perishable products, their expiration date, and their storage temperature.

Dutch apple production is expected to be down by 12 percent while the pear harvest will increase by an estimated three percent. Unfavorable growing conditions in the beginning of the growing season resulted in lower yields for apples.

Morocco’s hotel, restaurant, and institutional sector consistently improved its strength in 2023, reflected in the surge of tourist arrivals.

In response to wheat prices that have surged in recent months and to build stocks, the Government of Morocco introduced a support program for the import of 2.5 million MT of common wheat.

Hotel, restaurant, and institutional (HRI) foodservice industry sales in the Netherlands rebounded in 2022, valued at $15.6 billion, and exceeded the pre-pandemic (COVID-19) levels. In 2022, sales in all segments saw an increase but the limited...

On July 1, the Netherlands introduced a Single Use Plastic (SUP) levy. The new measure stems from the European Union’s (EU) Directive on Single Use Plastics (SUP), which aims to reduce the impact of single-use plastic on the environment.