The supply of vegetables and fruits to wholesale markets in Morocco is stable during the autumn season, in line with the climatic conditions that the Kingdom is experiencing related to the rainfall of goodness.

According to professional sources, the vegetable and fruit markets continue to receive their needs of these basic materials, especially those produced during this specific period.

Despite some slight increases recorded in the prices of some products, the professional sources who spoke to the newspaper linked this to “the specific characteristics of the autumn season, which are usually directly reflected in the prices adopted when selling.”

Statements obtained from professionals in the Kingdom’s most prominent wholesale markets confirm “the absence of any disruption or malfunction in supply chains as a result of the recent rainfall,” noting on this occasion that “this rainfall is expected to have a positive impact on prices in the coming period.”

The average price for selling one kilogram of tomatoes reaches 4 dirhams, and potatoes are sold at an average price of 4 dirhams, while the price of onions, at its maximum, reaches 4.5 dirhams, especially in the wholesale market for vegetables and fruits in Inezgane.

The same applies to carrots, which are sold per kilogram (always wholesale) for between 3 and 5 dirhams, while the selling price of “green squash” is around 6.85 dirhams, while cucumbers are offered for sale at 5.19 dirhams.

A source from within the same market stated that “the proposed prices for selling vegetables and fruits during this period remain appropriate to its specific characteristics, compared to other periods of the year,” highlighting that “the selling price of onions is the only one that appears somewhat high compared to the rest of the produce.”

The wholesale market for fruits and vegetables in Casablanca is experiencing the same scenario, according to Abdelkbir Maayden, the general secretary of the association of fruit and vegetable sellers in this market, who stated that “the supply of agricultural products continues, in parallel with the country entering a low-pressure system accompanied by significant rainfall.”

Maayden confirmed to Hespress that “these rains are expected to positively affect selling prices in the coming period, given the need for such bounties, especially with their delay during last October and the beginning of this November.”

The same spokesperson explained that “low-pressure systems accompanied by rainfall usually affect the supply of agricultural products to markets for a limited period of time, but supplies quickly return to their previous strength afterward.”

According to the data provided by the same professional source, the wholesale price of tomatoes in the aforementioned market ranges between 4 and 6.5 dirhams per kilogram, and the same applies to potatoes and other products.

It is worth noting that the rainfall that various cities in the Kingdom experienced during the past few days has revived hope in the hearts of many Moroccan farmers, who were counting on a rainy autumn that would open the door to a better agricultural year compared to recent years that have been affected by the consequences of drought.