Morocco achieved a historic milestone in sweet corn exports during the 2024/25 marketing year, shipping 21,800 tonnes of fresh sweet corn and generating over $20 million in revenue. The figures represent a 28% increase compared to the previous year and a 61% rise from 2022/23, marking the first time export volumes exceeded 20,000 tonnes in a single marketing year. According to EastFruit, data from Global Trade Tracker via Morocco's Office des Changes confirms this record-breaking performance. The country benefits from favorable climatic conditions that enable two annual harvests: autumn (October to December) and spring (April to June), with the spring harvest typically driving peak export volumes. European markets remain Morocco's primary destination, where the country competes directly with Spanish producers. Heavy rainfall in key Spanish growing regions during March 2025 caused significant crop losses, creating supply shortages across Europe and driving increased demand for Moroccan sweet corn. This shift in market dynamics led Spain to overtake the United Kingdom as Morocco's leading sweet corn importer for the first time since 2015. Spanish imports surged 67% compared to the previous marketing year. Other European countries also increased purchases: Germany by 52%, France by 30%, and Switzerland by 14%. However, exports to the Netherlands declined by 15%.
