Morocco is one of the fastest rising avocado exporting countries in the world. In the last decade, it has been gradually expanding avocado exports especially to Europe. This is because the country is ideally positioned to supply avocados during the European winter season.
Avocados from Morocco take a short journey to reach the European market. They are transported by road from farms to the port of Tanger Med, northern Morocco. They are then shipped to the port of Algeciras in Spain, which is about 37km away. The short transit time gives Morocco a competitive edge over other avocado exporting countries in Africa.
In 2023, Morocco shipped 47,500 tonnes of avocado out of the country. This is a drop from 55,000 tonnes exported the previous year. These numbers are huge compared to only 2,000 tonnes exported in 2013.
Here is the export volume of avocados from Morocco between 2012 and 2023.
90% of avocado exports from Morocco end up in the European Union (EU), according to the Moroccan Avocado Association (MAVA). The main destinations for Moroccan avocados include:
- Spain
- France
- The Netherlands
- Germany
The other destinations are:
- The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Saudi Arabia
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Lithuania
In 2021, Morocco opened a new sea route between the port of Tanger Med and the port of Poole in the United Kingdom (UK). This route will allow Morocco to export its avocados to the UK in the less than three days, compared to the six days it takes by land. This trade deal will increase the market share of Moroccan avocados in the UK.
Avocado Suppliers in Morocco
Here is a top avocado exporter in Morocco
Freshela Exporters
Freshela is a company that engages in the sourcing, processing and exporting of avocados and other fresh produce such as mango, pineapple, banana, vegetables and herbs.
Freshela is a proud exporter of Moroccan avocados. Our avocados are organically grown in the most ideal climatic conditions in Morocco.
We source avocados from outgrowers. Our outgrowers are proud and happy working with us.
Our avocados are cultivated with uncompromising dedication to excellence and freshness. We guarantee optimum maturity of avocados.
We give competitive pricing to our customers.
We use a modern grading machine to achieve desired avocado weight. The fruit is also graded to eliminate any with physical quality defects.
We pack avocado fruit in 4kg cartons for both air and sea freights. We use dry wooden pallets to pack the cartons. Each pallet for sea freight takes 276 cartons while each pallet for air freight takes 144 cartons.
All of our avocado packing is approved by FDA and is certified by HACCP Quality Assurance.
The avocados in our pack house go through accurate machine selection. The avocados are classified according to dry meter, size, colour and external skin defects.
After packing, we pre-cool our avocados to 5°C in our cold rooms. This reduces field heat immediately after packing.
The pre-cooling process is in preparation for shipping. We maintain the cold temperatures and achieve consistent preservation by loading close to the cold rooms. Long shelf life is guaranteed because our avocados stay fresh throughout the supply chain.
Our trained staff properly seal the refrigerated containers. Our quality assurance team then confirms before the containers leave the pack house. The avocados are now ready for export.
By working directly with avocado growers and cooperatives, we are able to deliver our produce within a short lead time. We believe that growers grow and exporters export. That is how our growers are able to do what they do best and in return we guarantee superior, quality produce.