Rabat – Morocco generated a revenue of $2.7 million from lemon exports, according to new data from the agriculture-focused outlet East Fruit.
The revenues were made between the first half of the 2024-2025 season, during which Morocco exported 6,100 metric tons of lemons, the report detailed.
“This marks the highest export volume for the October-March period” since the 2020-2021 season, when Morocco witnessed a four-year decline in exports due to weather challenges.
East Fruit stressed the importance of lemon as part of the top citrus exported produce in Morocco, behind mandarins and oranges.
The peak of exports occurred in the 2019-2020 season, when exports reached 17,000 tons, seven times less than orange exports and 23 times less than mandarin exports, the report added.
Morocco’s citrus industry witnessed a major milestone. Foodex in April celebrated the country’s entrance into Japan’s most demanding market with the first container of Moroccan citrus fruits.
The entry reflects the “competitiveness of Moroccan agricultural products and internationally recognized expertise,” the same source said.
In the 2021-2022 agricultural season, Morocco’s citrus exports reached a record volume of 766,500 tons — an overall increase of 40% compared to the year before.
This performance covered all exported citrus products, including berries.
For the 2024-025 campaign in the Moulouya irrigated area in Berkane province, Morocco’s citrus sector gears up to produce at least 192,3000 tons.
All this amid challenging weather conditions due principally to climate change, water shortages, and lack of rainfall.
Recent rainfall in March revived Morocco’s water reserves, prompting Minister of Equipment Nizar Baraka to say that the country now has a capacity of potable water that will serve Moroccans for a year and a half.
