date:Aug 16, 2013
ed, general secretary of the association, the high temperatures and drought in May and July 2012 affected fruit development in orchards. All areas have to contend with the negative consequences but Souss Massa-Draa (-50%), le Gharb (-20% to -25%) and Tadla (-20%) experienced the biggest losses.
In addition, the crisis led to lower purchase from Europe and North America. Russia is the largest buyer with 50% of the export volume, North America took in 10 to 15% and the EU 30%.
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