Frozen fish is the activity with the greatest potential for exporting seafood from Brazil to Morocco.
“Frozen fish is the activity with the greatest potential for exporting seafood from Brazil to Morocco”. This is what said the Brazilian agricultural attaché in Rabat, Nilson César Castanheira Guimarães. He has just submitted a study on the subject to the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ANBA) where he highlights the opportunities for Brazilian companies that would like to take advantage of the opening of the Moroccan market to Brazilian fisheries.
The study reveals that from 2015 to 2019, Moroccan imports of this product increased by 215% in value and 236% in volume. “Morocco, which recognizes since last February, the international animal health certificate (CZI) presented by Brazil to export this product, imported for 41.3 million dollars in 2019”, indicates ANBA. The study highlights a high potential, particularly for “skipjack” tuna. Brazil has the capacity to accelerate its exports to Morocco while diversifying its offer with other frozen fish, such as red porgy, corvina, hake and striated prochilod. Brazil’s main competitors in this market are Spain and France, whose exports to Morocco are duty free. Although Brazil has to pay the duties, the sector is still of interest, according to the attaché. “Even with the 10% tax on Brazilian products, it is possible to be competitive in the Moroccan market,” Guimarães said in the study, noting that in 2015 his country exported 7,000 tonnes of frozen fish.
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