Russia imports more than 8.5 million tonnes of fruit and vegetables annually. Of this, less than 4% is from Morocco. Although the Moroccan export figures show a rise in fruit and vegetable export, the export is only 3.6% of the market share. Citrus is the most important product with 92% of the market share.
But there are new perspectives for the Moroccan export to Russia. Recently a Russian delegation visited Morocco to view the route the citrus follows and mainly to view the phyto-sanitary checks.
Morocco does have a checking system, that has been approved by the EVO. But Russia has not yet recognized this and has therefore been invited to see the checking system on the site. According to the national bureau for food safety the delegation was visibly surprised by the level of the system. However the definitive publication report of the Russian delegation remains to be seen.
Source: www.freshplaza.com