Morocco

The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service led a trade mission to Morocco in early December.  FAS Administrator Daniel Whitley said the mission was a success.   “We had almost 300 business-to-business meetings, and we were able to get a glimpse of what the future of American agriculture products receptivity will be in Africa over the next couple of decades. I can tell you that it's a bri...

Representatives from 50 U.S. agribusinesses and trade groups and 14 state departments of agriculture will travel to Casablanca, Morocco, on December 2nd-5th.   “This mission offers a crucial opportunity for U.S. agribusinesses to enter into Morocco’s dynamic market and leverage its strategic position for wider American access,” said Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley, who wi

The blueberry industry is no longer a multi-regional market but has become a global market amidst supply-chain issues.  Senior Analyst in Horticulture David Magaña is one of the key researchers in a recent Rabobank study tracking the progression of the blueberry industry over the past decade.   In shor...

The U.S. International Trade Commission says phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia have affected the U.S. fertilizer market. The ITC also said it will place a countervailing duty on the imports from those countries. U.S. commodity groups have warned that new duties on imported phosphate fertilizers would raise prices by more than $80 a ton ...

The Department of Agriculture is recruiting interested U.S. exporters for its first 2020 trade mission, which will take place in Casablanca, Morocco, March 16-19.  The mission will focus on boosting U.S. agricultural exports to North Africa and will include interested buyers from several countries in the region.  ...

U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced that Morocco will begin importing U.S. beef and beef products this year.  2018 is the first year that U.S. beef and poultry exporters have access to the Moroccan market under the U.S.-Morocc...