"We lost 6,000 tonnes of avocados to the storm"
The dust is settling and the picture is becoming clear for the Moroccan avocado industry, after storm Bernard raised concerns last week. Abdelmoumen El Achkar, avocado producer and CEO of ECOMAC told FreshPlaza, "It was more fear than harm. We did take some damage, but not to the point of derailing the campaign."
The grower adds, "Damage to fruit averages 10%, or 6,000 tonnes
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