Chile and Morocco Sign Agreement to Facilitate Food Trade

Chile and Morocco have formalized a partnership to boost agricultural trade through a new protocol focused on quarantine, plant, and animal health standards. The agreement, signed by Chile's Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) and Morocco's National Office for Food Safety (Onssa), aims to deepen the economic relationship between the two nations.

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The realization of this protocol is the result of years of work and the shared will of both countries to continue strengthening their relations.

Spearheaded by Chile's Undersecretariat of International Economic Relations, ProChile, and the Moroccan Embassy in Chile, the pact creates a framework for technical cooperation. It represents a significant first step toward opening the Moroccan market to Chilean exports of plant and animal products, as well as their derivatives. Morocco's market, with its 37 million inhabitants, is strategically important as a gateway to the wider African continent.

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It provides us with a solid foundation to address common sanitary challenges, consolidate trust between our institutions, and project new commercial opportunities that benefit our producers and open more opportunities for them.

Domingo Rojas, national director of SAG, highlighted the protocol as the culmination of years of work and a shared commitment to strengthening bilateral relations. He stated that the agreement provides a solid foundation for addressing common sanitary challenges, building institutional trust, and identifying new commercial opportunities that will benefit Chilean producers. The protocol ensures technical safeguards and upholds high sanitary and phytosanitary standards for traded goods.

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In the long term, the complementarity between the Vial Bioceanic Corridor and the future Dakhla Atlántico Port, driven by His Majesty King Mohammed VI's Atlantic Vision, opens the opportunity to establish a maritime corridor between Morocco and Chile.

Kenza El Ghali, Morocco's ambassador to Chile, emphasized the commitment to enhancing cooperation. She pointed to the long-term potential of a future maritime corridor connecting Chile's Bioceanic Corridor with Morocco's planned Dakhla Atlántico Port. This initiative, driven by King Mohammed VI's Atlantic Vision, could significantly expand the presence of Chilean products like meat and nuts in Morocco and facilitate Chilean exports to the growing African market of over 1.58 billion people. The agreement follows a recent visit by Chilean Undersecretary Paula Estévez to Morocco, where initial talks for a broader trade agreement began.

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This allows for the expansion and consolidation of the presence of Chilean products, such as meat, nuts, among others, in the Moroccan market and the projection, from the Kingdom, of Chilean exports to the African market, of more than 1.58 billion inhabitants and in full growth.