EU agri-food imports from Morocco rise 1% in 2026, exports fall 10%

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EU imports of Moroccan agri-food products reached €2.66 billion in the first seven months of 2026, up 1% from a year earlier, according to the European Commission’s latest report. Morocco accounted for 2% of EU agri-food imports. Meanwhile, EU exports to Morocco fell 10% over the same period.

On 29/09/2026 at 16h30

The European Union imported €2.66 billion worth of agri-food products from Morocco between January and July 2026, up €39 million, or 1%, from €2.62 billion a year earlier, according to the European Commission’s latest report on EU agri-food trade, published Monday, September 28.

In 2025, EU imports from Morocco reached €3.753 billion, up 8.5% from €3.460 billion a year earlier. Morocco ranked as the EU’s 12th-largest agri-food supplier, accounting for 2% of total imports. Brazil was the bloc’s largest supplier, with a 10% share worth €18.6 billion, followed by the United Kingdom at 8% (€16 billion) and the United States at 7% (€13.2 billion). Ukraine accounted for 6% (€10.6 billion), while China supplied 5% (€9.9 billion).

EU agri-food imports from non-EU countries

Trading partner2024 (€m)2025 (€m)2025 shareJan-Jul 2025 (€m)Jan-Jul 2026 (€m)Change (€m)Change (%)
Total agri-food172,423188,907100%113,091108,627-4,464-4%
Brazil17,46818,59410%10,64711,1745285%
United Kingdom15,39116,0108%9,2158,577-638-7%
United States11,96413,2187%8,0187,692-326-4%
Ukraine13,19410,6266%6,4336,470371%
China9,1799,9455%6,1106,102-90%
Côte d’Ivoire6,7598,8725%5,8044,577-1,227-21%
Turkey7,3146,9784%4,2144,034-181-4%
Vietnam3,8385,3343%3,3583,396391%
Argentina5,5705,6103%3,0793,3202408%
Switzerland5,0465,2623%2,9542,897-57-2%
Indonesia5,4265,2223%2,8482,831-17-1%
Morocco3,4603,7532%2,6212,660381%
India3,9784,4342%2,7332,378-355-13%
Peru3,7694,6332%2,2982,209-90-4%
Canada2,5494,3512%2,6392,131-508-19%
Other countries57,51866,06635%40,11938,180-1,938-5%

EU agri-food exports to Morocco fell in the first seven months of 2026. From January through July, the EU exported €1.990 billion worth of agri-food products to Morocco, down from €2.212 billion during the same period in 2025. That was a decline of €223 million, or 10%. For the full year, EU exports to Morocco reached €3.785 billion in 2025, up 4% from €3.634 billion in 2024.

Morocco accounted for 2% of total EU agri-food exports. The United Kingdom was the bloc’s largest export market in 2025, accounting for 23% (€55.7 billion), followed by the United States at 12% (€28.6 billion), Switzerland at 6% (€13.1 billion) and China at 5% (€12.6 billion).

EU agri-food exports to non-EU countries

Trading partner2024 (€m)2025 (€m)2025 shareJan-Jul 2025 (€m)Jan-Jul 2026 (€m)Change (€m)
Total agri-food235,572239,022100%140,246138,677-1,569
United Kingdom53,96455,73723%32,61531,772-843
United States30,41928,61712%17,67116,011-1,660
Switzerland12,26113,1736%7,8387,92284
China13,22912,6055%7,5977,364-233
Japan8,1647,6573%4,7884,250-538
Norway5,9996,5183%3,8504,010161
Turkey5,1796,0323%3,5633,798235
Russia6,1555,8892%3,3313,234-97
Canada4,8015,0722%2,8302,85222
Saudi Arabia4,6424,8032%2,6232,745122
Ukraine3,6284,2732%2,4422,681239
South Korea4,2614,3362%2,5722,529-43
Australia4,1634,0552%2,3752,323-52
Israel2,9923,3581%1,9812,07190
Morocco3,6343,7852%2,2121,990-223
Other countries72,08173,11331%41,95743,1261,169

Overall, EU agri-food exports stood at €138.7 billion in January-July 2026, down 1% from a year earlier. Total annual exports reached €239 billion in 2025.

By Staff
On 29/09/2026 at 16h30